Ravine

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  • noun. A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as raven.
  • noun. A raging flood.
  • noun. A long deep hollow worn by a stream or torrent of water; hence, any deep narrow gorge, as in a mountain; a gully.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A torrent of water.
  • noun. A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
    • Word Usage
    "His casual remark to Dr. Werner, and to the landscape, as Grushnitsky's corpse topples into a ravine is a masterpiece of the laconic: "Finita la commedia!""
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    canyon  gorge  gulley  gully  valley  
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    canon  canyon  gorge  
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