as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Recent Examples of ravine
The bear attacked Zin and dragged him down a steep ravine with an elevation drop of 262 feet, according to the BBC.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 10 July 2025
Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Still, leaping over a 100-foot ravine with a baby clinging to your back seems like a daring choice.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Intense rainfall, as common in tropical latitudes, and water vapor in the eruption column can mix with volcanic ash and debris, forming deadly mudflows called lahars by geologists after an Indonesian word for ravines on the slopes of a volcano.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 10 July 2025
Visitors had to trek into a ravine, navigate the overgrown forest and locate the ruins.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Still, leaping over a 100-foot ravine with a baby clinging to your back seems like a daring choice.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Intense rainfall, as common in tropical latitudes, and water vapor in the eruption column can mix with volcanic ash and debris, forming deadly mudflows called lahars by geologists after an Indonesian word for ravines on the slopes of a volcano.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
Noun
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On the peninsula itself, a narrow strip protruding southward with the canyon wall plunging around it, park crews had chipped some wood and burned some piles over the past decade.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
29 July 2025
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Monterey Bay is a top spot for whale watching, thanks to a 6,000-foot-deep submarine canyon just offshore, which is comparable in size to the Grand Canyon.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The fire was started by lightning Thursday on the park’s south rim, a dramatic, deep gorge carved by the Gunnison River.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
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True to her word (in this case, at least), Alex slams on the brakes, but the ’cuda — which has been on its last legs for a couple episodes now — doesn’t stop, and the car careers into the gorge.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
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Surrounded by the high-desert peaks and grassland valleys of the Rocky Mountains’ Front Range, the gathering is known for its laidback, easygoing environment.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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