as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Recent Examples of ravine
If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
The ravine containing the tom was no longer visible because of the deluge, but his booming challenges still carried through all of the running water.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Salt Run Trail The 3.25-mile Salt Run Trail loops around more wooded ravines and water bodies, with minimal foot traffic and a stop near Kendall Lake.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
The ravine containing the tom was no longer visible because of the deluge, but his booming challenges still carried through all of the running water.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Salt Run Trail The 3.25-mile Salt Run Trail loops around more wooded ravines and water bodies, with minimal foot traffic and a stop near Kendall Lake.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
Noun
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Brentwood’s narrow canyons resist oversized development, and its village-scale retail discourages party-bus invasions.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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While the park boasts colorful canyons, dramatic cliffs, and ancient petroglyphs, similar to Zion, RVshare notes that Capitol Reef sees around 1.3 million fewer visitors than its southwestern neighbor each year.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Context The victims were in a bus, traveling from Shiv Khori temple to Katra, that veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Explore Shepherdstown Blowing Rock, North Carolina Population: 1,397 For panoramic views of dense forests, snowy peaks, and a vast gorge, Blowing Rock is your spot.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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States in the Mid-Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, stretching all the way into parts of Pennsylvania and western New York, could see thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail and a possible isolated tornado, the weather service said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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