ravine

noungap in earth's surface

Synonyms for ravine

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Antonyms for ravine

plain

Word Origin & History

1760, "deep gorge," from French ravin "a gully" (1680s, from Old French raviner "to pillage, sweep down, cascade"), and from French ravine "violent rush of water, gully worn by a torrent," from Old French ravine "violent rush of water, waterfall; avalanche; robbery, rapine," both ultimately from Latin rapina "act of robbery, plundering" (see rapine); sense influenced by Latin rapidus "rapid." Middle English ravine meant "booty, plunder, robbery" from c.1350-1500. Cf. ravening.

Example Sentences forravine

He mastered it, and galloped with a heavy heart up the ravine and to the house of Pop.

Taking his horse, he and Andrew rode at a walk up the ravine.

Andrew walked squarely out into the middle of the ravine and waited.

Without waiting to plan, I began to climb down the steep side of the ravine.

We left our ponies in the ravine and wriggled through the long grass.

I had eaten all the brush in the ravine and was beginning to be lonely.

He rushed to the hole, but he could see nothing in the ravine.

But as dusk came gradually in the ravine he resolved that he would go.

But there was a ravine before the village, and he slipped and fell down in the middle of it.

There is such a ravine here that if we once get in it we shan't get out again.

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canyon

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