Look up: Ravine

1. ravine
   [n] - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
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2. Ravine
   Ra·vine' (rȧ*vēn') noun [ French, a place excavated by a torrent, a ravine, from ravir to snatch or tear away, Latin rapere ; confer Latin rapina rapine. See Ravish , and confer Rapine , Raven pr...
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3. ravine
   noun a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
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4. Ravine
   • (n.) A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft. • (n.) A torrent of water. • (n.) Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. • (v. t. & i.) See Raven, v. t. & i.
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5. ravine
   (from the article `valley`) Valley initiation on the Hawaiian volcanoes thus depends on rainfall and infiltration capacity. When runoff valleys are initiated, their streams ...
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6. ravine
   ravine, ravines 1. A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water. 2. Etymology: from about 1760, 'deep gorge' came from French ravin, 'a gully'. In 1690, from Old French raviner, 'to hollow out'; and from French ravine, 'violent rush of water, gully'. From Old French r...
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7. Ravine
   A `ravine` is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep (cross-sectional) sides, on the order...
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