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
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.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Why not try and capture an image of the moon during each major phase (excluding the new moon) as the line separating night from day sweeps across the lunar surface throwing ancient craters, ravines and mountain ranges into relief.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 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 Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 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
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
Why not try and capture an image of the moon during each major phase (excluding the new moon) as the line separating night from day sweeps across the lunar surface throwing ancient craters, ravines and mountain ranges into relief.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 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 Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 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
Noun
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By nightfall, 100-mile-per-hour winds howled through the canyons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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For Peru, that means looking beyond Machu Picchu and Cusco to discover what lies south—a region of white volcanic cities, canyons twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, and a food scene that rivals Lima’s in flavor (if not fame).—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Dimitsana and Arcadian mountain trails The heartland of the Peloponnese is Arcadia, a mountainous province of gorges and hills, many precariously topped by medieval towns.—
Helen Brown,
TheWeek,
30 Apr. 2026
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The island’s eastern region of Lasithi is home to dramatic gorges, small mountain villages, Europe’s largest natural palm forest—and fewer crowds.—
Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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The emerald oasis, reachable by boat, helicopter tour, or strenuous trek, is an amalgam of steep cliffs and verdant valleys spilling out to the cerulean sea.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Researchers believe huge quantities of groundwater likely burst onto the surface in a series of catastrophic floods that surged downhill and rapidly carved the waterworn valleys visible today.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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“Ravines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravines. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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