ravine

Definition of ravine

Nouns

a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
Examples:
Cataract Canyon
a tributary of the Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
Olduvai Gorge
a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains
Types:
canon, canyon
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
gorge
a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
flume, gulch
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
Type of:
vale, valley
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

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