ravine Definition
ra·vine (rə vēn′)
noun
a long, deep hollow in the earth's surface, esp. one worn by the action of a stream; large gully or small gorge
Etymology: Fr, violent rush, flood: see raven
ravine Synonyms
ravine
n.
ravine Usage Examples
Converse of object
- carve: The Gap is a ravine carved by glacial meltwater.
- cross: Just beyond the quarries the railroad crossed the deep wooded ravine of the Ham Woods Valley by an impressive viaduct.
- fill: The course is used to test Army vehicles, so after a hill the runners descend into a water filled ravine.
- form: Has the action of running water or the sea formed this deep ravine?
- overlook: Where railings overlooked the ravine with that mosque near the bottom of it another group stared intently down.
- reach: When the whole family had reached the ravine, they followed it up the hillside.
Adjective modifier
- wooded: The steeply wooded ravine descends to a private, secluded beach on the historic Helford River.
- steep: Here, the road swings round to the left on a sharp hairpin, with a steep ravine on your left hand side.
- rocky: At times the horses picked their way cautiously down rocky ravines; at others they cantered over open pastures.
- deep: Our first stop is the White Canyon, a deep ravine etched into the desert rock.
- narrow: The road was via a narrow ravine between densely wooded hills.
- dark: The screams of a wounded British officer abandoned at the bottom of a dark ravine are heard by a young Scottish subaltern.
Preposition: on
side: Built on a high mound with steep ravines on three sides, the first sighting of this castle is truly breathtaking.
Modifies a noun
- woodland: The Conservation Toolbox aims to draw together ' best practice ' for the long-term conservation of ravine woodlands.
- garden: The Gardens The steeply wooded ravine garden falls 200 feet to the Helford River.
- forest: On Guam, the colony inhabiting the eastern side of the Naval Magazine feeds over savanna grasslands dominated by Miscanthus and ravine forest.
Preposition: with
waterfall: Here the hotel, indeed the whole town, is built straddling a ravine with waterfalls.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near ravine
- ‹ ravin
- ‹ raver
- ‹ ravenous
- ‹ Ravenna
- ‹ ravening
- ‹ raven
- ‹ ravelment
- ‹ raveling
- ‹ Ravel, (Joseph) Maurice
- ‹ ravel
- raving ›
- ravioli ›
- ravish ›
- ravishing ›
- Ravitch, Diane Silvers ›
- raw ›
- raw bar ›
- raw material ›
- raw silk ›
- Rawalpindi ›

