: a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
Examples of ravine in a Sentence
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Like Hernandez, Dittman got lost and stuck in the ravine.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
Corbiere slipped and then tumbled over the edge and down into a ravine.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Drive had attacked something in that brushy ravine — or something had attacked him.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
Corbiere slipped and then tumbled over the edge and down into a ravine.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Drive had attacked something in that brushy ravine — or something had attacked him.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravine. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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ravine
noun
ra·vine
rə-ˈvēn 
: a small narrow valley with steep sides that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon
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