as in canyons
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 ravines
The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.
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Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The face of the moon never looks the same from one night to the next, as the shifting angle between the moon and sun causes sunlight to sweep across its surface, altering the shadows cast by craters, mountain ranges and ravines.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
Madeira’s cliffs and ravines are difficult enough that many walking holidays there are guided and focused on one part of the island, including the eight-mile forest hike through Ribeiro Frio.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
The manhunt has so far been contained to Stewart County, where search crews are up against an immediate terrain of steep hills with deep ravines or hollows, the sheriff said.
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Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
The reserve features high, broken cliffs and deep ravines on headlands overlooking the ocean.
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Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
She was found hours later, barely alive and with a fractured skull, having been brutally raped and left for dead in one of the park’s ravines.
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Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
The area has deep ravines and dense vegetation.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.
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Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
The face of the moon never looks the same from one night to the next, as the shifting angle between the moon and sun causes sunlight to sweep across its surface, altering the shadows cast by craters, mountain ranges and ravines.
—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
Madeira’s cliffs and ravines are difficult enough that many walking holidays there are guided and focused on one part of the island, including the eight-mile forest hike through Ribeiro Frio.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
The manhunt has so far been contained to Stewart County, where search crews are up against an immediate terrain of steep hills with deep ravines or hollows, the sheriff said.
—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
The reserve features high, broken cliffs and deep ravines on headlands overlooking the ocean.
—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
She was found hours later, barely alive and with a fractured skull, having been brutally raped and left for dead in one of the park’s ravines.
—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
The area has deep ravines and dense vegetation.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.
—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravines
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At Garland Ranch, trails climb from the Carmel River through oak woodland, chaparral and shaded canyons with the sort of views that drew people to California in the first place.
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The drive from Las Vegas offers more to see and do along the way, including exploring narrow slot canyons in stunning Cathedral Gorge State Park and wandering through the infamous Wild West town of Pioche, Nevada.
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From here the route winds south past the town of Telluride, with its legendary skiing and film, jazz and bluegrass festivals, and out to Mesa Verde National Park, where Puebloan people carved gorgeous cliff dwellings in the buttes and gorges.
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With peaks up to 1,531 metres and cut through by deep gorges, these mountains are wild and spectacular, said Oliver Smith in the Financial Times.
Noun
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Known for the plumes of fog that build up in the valleys between the mountains—settling like smoke over the peaks—the Smokies are teeming with plant and animal life as well as Southern culture.
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More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
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“Ravines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravines. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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