Definition of ravine
: a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
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Examples of ravine in a Sentence
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
Recent Examples of ravine from the Web
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Father, toddler son shot dead in Georgia; mother falls into ravine while fleeing attacker, officials say.
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At times, as many as 100 trucks a day have poured tons of construction debris into a steep ravine.
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Once again, families can enjoy everything from an anti-aircraft gun nest and what is called the giant Hawk’s Nest — complete with giant eggs — perched on a ravine for bird watching and other interactive activities.
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The ordeal had started just a few hours earlier, when a 15-year-old boy threw a firecracker into a nearby ravine.
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That’s exactly what happened in this video, which shows people watching the pyroclastic flow from Fuego shoot down a ravine.
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Four to five seconds passed before the plane crash-landed into a ravine roughly 24 miles northwest of Wickenburg.
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There is a leafy ravine below, with views of the city’s downtown towers in the distance.
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Rather than matching the direction of the traffic, the trail went right, across a sidewalk, and into a shallow, wooded ravine.
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Origin and Etymology of ravine
French, from Middle French, rapine, rush, from Latin rapina rapine
Other Geology Terms
anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
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Definition of ravine for Students
: a small narrow valley with steep sides that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon
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