: 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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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
That includes Tom Cruise, as covert CIA division agent Ethan Hunt, riding a motorcycle off a 4,000-foot cliff and BASE jumping the final 500 feet of a ravine, or the breathless climactic train mayhem in 2023’s Dead Reckoning, the opening installment of this two-parter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Located in Maui’s ritzy Kapalua Resort, the home sits between a jungle ravine and the 17th tee of the Kapalua Plantation Course, where the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions takes place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
In the early hours of Sunday, May 11, a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near Kotmale, a village in a mountainous region of south-central Sri Lanka, according to an initial report from police.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 11 May 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
That includes Tom Cruise, as covert CIA division agent Ethan Hunt, riding a motorcycle off a 4,000-foot cliff and BASE jumping the final 500 feet of a ravine, or the breathless climactic train mayhem in 2023’s Dead Reckoning, the opening installment of this two-parter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Located in Maui’s ritzy Kapalua Resort, the home sits between a jungle ravine and the 17th tee of the Kapalua Plantation Course, where the PGA Tour’s Sentry Tournament of Champions takes place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
In the early hours of Sunday, May 11, a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near Kotmale, a village in a mountainous region of south-central Sri Lanka, according to an initial report from police.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ravine
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravine. Accessed 20 May. 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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