: 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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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.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
Lory has 28 miles of trails, several with substantial climbs similar to Arthur’s Rock in ravines that have been remarkably green and lush this spring.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
Though no longer lofty, at close range these mountains are still impressive and assertive, rising in sheer cliffs hundreds of feet high above the beating surf, bare rock capped by a thin layer of soil and long grassy turf, spilling dozens of small cascades over and down narrow ravines into the sea.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025
Lory has 28 miles of trails, several with substantial climbs similar to Arthur’s Rock in ravines that have been remarkably green and lush this spring.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
Though no longer lofty, at close range these mountains are still impressive and assertive, rising in sheer cliffs hundreds of feet high above the beating surf, bare rock capped by a thin layer of soil and long grassy turf, spilling dozens of small cascades over and down narrow ravines into the sea.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravine. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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