ravine en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- rə-vēnʹ
- /ɹəˈvin/ (General-American)
- /ɹəˈviːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French ravin (“a gully”), from Old French raviner (“to pillage, sweep down, cascade”), from ravine (“robbery, rapine; violent rush of water, waterfall, avalanche; impetuosity, spirit”), from Latin rapīna (cf. rapine).
Meanings
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A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
Sometimes the earth stretched up towards them with peaks of mountains, sometimes it fell away in steep ravines, blue rivers sang to them as they passed above them, or very faintly came the song of breezes in lone orchards, and far away the sea sang mighty dirges of old forsaken isles.
1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 46:Thirty feet below her, where the Persians were crashing through the brush, the streambed kinked to the left side of the ravine and ran under an enormous thorn tree with a thick base.
2007 April 1, Thomas Harlan, The Shadow of Ararat: Book One of 'The Oath of Empire', page 294:He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 3, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ravines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ravinous · ravinelike · raviny · ravine deer · ravine-buck · ravined · ravine salamander
Relateds
valley · canyon · gulley · ravinement · gully · gorge
Translations (134)
kpv кырӧм (a deep narrow valley) · uk байра́к (a deep narrow valley) · jv jurang (a deep narrow valley) · gl corgo (a deep narrow valley) · ja 峡谷 (a deep narrow valley) · mi haemanga (a deep narrow valley) · sh тѐснац (a deep narrow valley) · el λαγκάδι (a deep narrow valley) · cv ҫырма (a deep narrow valley) · tr vadi (a deep narrow valley) · tl galili (a deep narrow valley) · sh jàruga (a deep narrow valley) · es barranco (a deep narrow valley) · pl wąwóz (a deep narrow valley) · gl quenllada (a deep narrow valley) · ka ხევი (a deep narrow valley) · el φαράγγι (a deep narrow valley) · az qobu (a deep narrow valley) · it calanco (a deep narrow valley) · udm вукырем (a deep narrow valley) · sh клѝсура (a deep narrow valley) · mrj лидӹ (a deep narrow valley) · ru овра́г (a deep narrow valley) · jv curah (a deep narrow valley) · sw bonde (a deep narrow valley) · it canalone (a deep narrow valley) · uk яр (a deep narrow valley) · ko 골짜기 (a deep narrow valley) · sg ngöröngbö (a deep narrow valley) · bg проло́м (a deep narrow valley) · uk яру́га (a deep narrow valley) · it burrone (a deep narrow valley) · de Schlucht (a deep narrow valley) · sh klìsura (a deep narrow valley) · zlw-osk debra (a deep narrow valley) · tl bangin (a deep narrow valley) · ln libélá (a deep narrow valley) · nb slukt (a deep narrow valley) · hu szurdok (a deep narrow valley) · ota دره (a deep narrow valley) · sk roklina (a deep narrow valley) · pdt Schlucht (a deep narrow valley) · nn slukt (a deep narrow valley) · alt кобы (a deep narrow valley) · sk strž (a deep narrow valley) · da slugt (a deep narrow valley) · cs strž (a deep narrow valley) · af kloof (a deep narrow valley) · mk клисура (a deep narrow valley) · mrj карем (a deep narrow valley) · ga ailt (a deep narrow valley) · nl ravijn (a deep narrow valley) · ko 협곡 (a deep narrow valley) · gl vaganta (a deep narrow valley) · ka ხრამი (a deep narrow valley) · hy ձոր (a deep narrow valley) · it gravina (a deep narrow valley) · ms jurang (a deep narrow valley) · ru яр (a deep narrow valley) · la convallis (a deep narrow valley) · ru промо́ина (a deep narrow valley) · cop ⲙⲟⲩⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ (a deep narrow valley) · uk падь (a deep narrow valley) · gl cal (a deep narrow valley) · nl kloofdal (a deep narrow valley) · cop ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲧ (a deep narrow valley) · pt barranco (a deep narrow valley) · sh тјѐснац (a deep narrow valley) · cv вар (a deep narrow valley) · oc barranc (a deep narrow valley) · uga 𐎎𐎍𐎋 (a deep narrow valley) · rup arãpã (a deep narrow valley) · ca gorja (a deep narrow valley) · gl valgada (a deep narrow valley) · ru байра́к (a deep narrow valley) · tr kanyon (a deep narrow valley) · udm нюк (a deep narrow valley) · bg дефиле́ (a deep narrow valley) · jv parung (a deep narrow valley) · de Klamm (a deep narrow valley) · be яр (a deep narrow valley) · cs roklina (a deep narrow valley) · sh tèsnac (a deep narrow valley) · da ravine (a deep narrow valley) · es cañada (a deep narrow valley) · ca congost (a deep narrow valley) · be раўча́к (a deep narrow valley) · ru лощи́на (a deep narrow valley) · pdt Kluft (a deep narrow valley) · cmn 山溝 /山沟 (a deep narrow valley) · af ravyn (a deep narrow valley) · fr ravin (a deep narrow valley) · it gola (a deep narrow valley) · sv ravin (a deep narrow valley) · ru уще́лье (a deep narrow valley) · ga altán (a deep narrow valley) · pt ravina (a deep narrow valley) · sl soteska (a deep narrow valley) · fi rotko (a deep narrow valley) · it forra (a deep narrow valley) · grc φάραγξ (a deep narrow valley) · ru ложби́на (a deep narrow valley) · udm кырем (a deep narrow valley) · tl kalugay (a deep narrow valley) · el ρεματιά (a deep narrow valley) · mi parari (a deep narrow valley) · ky кобу (a deep narrow valley) · pl jar (a deep narrow valley) · ja 渓谷 (a deep narrow valley) · ro ravenă (a deep narrow valley) · uk уще́лина (a deep narrow valley) · enm clough (a deep narrow valley) · jv judhag (a deep narrow valley) · gl bioca (a deep narrow valley) · sl vintgar (a deep narrow valley) · mi kōaka (a deep narrow valley) · ko 산골짜기 (a deep narrow valley) · ar وَهْدَة (a deep narrow valley) · gl caivanca (a deep narrow valley) · mi āpiti (a deep narrow valley) · cs rokle (a deep narrow valley) · eo ravino (a deep narrow valley) · cop ⲭⲓⲙⲁⲣⲟⲥ (a deep narrow valley) · ota بوغاز (a deep narrow valley) · sh ја̀руга (a deep narrow valley) · ro râpă (a deep narrow valley) · gl cavorco (a deep narrow valley) · an canyada (a deep narrow valley) · ru буера́к (a deep narrow valley) · mhr корем (a deep narrow valley) · be цясні́на (a deep narrow valley) · sh tjèsnac (a deep narrow valley) · kpv нюкӧс (a deep narrow valley) · jv jrongan (a deep narrow valley)