ravine
IPA: rʌvˈin
noun
- A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
- (archaic) Alternative form of raven (“rapine, rapacity; prey, plunder”) [(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.]
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Examples of "ravine" in Sentences
- That is also the name of the ravine.
- The Den of Woe is located in a ravine here.
- Follow the Bruce Trail to the second ravine.
- The bedrock of the ravine consists of Gneiss.
- It is bounded by the ravine to the east and north.
- The neighbourhood overlooks the Mill Creek Ravine.
- She tumbles it over the parapet to the ravine below.
- It is a summary of the natural history of the ravine.
- Some linguists explain name of the hill as the ravine.
- Then the truck arrived and it threw the corpses into the ravine.