Ravine
noun
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually formed by a river or stream over thousands of years.
The hiker had to be careful while crossing the ravine as it was deep and dangerous.
Often appears as...
- steep ravine
- deep ravine
noun
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually formed by a river or stream over thousands of years.
The hiker had to be careful while crossing the ravine as it was deep and dangerous.
Often appears as...
- steep ravine
- deep ravine
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Features
Ravine refers to land topography and is used when describing nature's features.
The map indicated a large ravine to the east of the campsite.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Formation
A ravine is naturally created by erosion, not man-made like trenches or ditches.
Over centuries, the river carved out a dramatic ravine in the landscape.
Pro Tip 3/3Use in Literature
Ravines often appear in literature as obstacles, challenges, or mysterious places.
The novel's hero cautiously approached the shadowy ravine, aware of its dangers.
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Jason De León: Decoding...
times that I've come across this desert how I almost died on this last one by falling down a ravine and having my blood pressure just completely drop incredibly low and almost being left behind in the desert II says I this is a reminder to me of of that history of those stories and and I will cherish it forever and you know signaling to me
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Chad Jenkins: Robots...
Henry basically said that he needs to practice but he also said that we need a better we need a better interface and so we did a we did a little bit more flying after that it was able to check out a ravine I was able to explore his front guard but there are people that are
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The Call of Everest PIPE...
outhouses such as that to the left and I asked a porter well what do you do with it now and he said oh we take it down the road about 0 to 2 hours or so and then head west and go through a ravine and over some hills and we dump it in a
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The rapid growth of the...
He walks an hour each way every single day to school, across these deep ravines, in an isolated landscape. But when he arrives at the small farming village in Gansu province, he will find just two other students in this entire school.
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Design that’s in...
was published in this periodical called ravine wah during the 90s which was sort of gathering all examples of African contemporary art and obviously when you look at this chair you can tell that it's derived from the very the very
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Agile programming -- for...
five years old his brother Nikolai came to him and said he had engraved the secret to universal happiness on a little green stick which he had hidden in a ravine on the family's estate in Russia if the stick were ever found all
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Winston Groom: The...
up with deep ravines and swamps and patched with deadly open farm fields and slain bodies piled high upon each other everywhere the sights and the smells of blood and death mixed with the pungent
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
guess Ravine de african hawk eagle very good yes very good guess but not quite ravine de but well done but look at how the feathers are sticking behind her head the world and ravine de and have a
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Magical houses, made of...
but one thing I have learned is that bamboo will treat you well if you use it right. It's actually a wild grass. It grows on otherwise unproductive land -- deep ravines, mountainsides.
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Rainn Wilson Rappels...
But a deep ravine blocks our path, and Rainn doesn't do well with heights. Definitely the point of no return now.
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Jason De León: Decoding...
times that I've come across this desert how I almost died on this last one by falling down a ravine and having my blood pressure just completely drop incredibly low and almost being left behind in the desert II says I this is a reminder to me of of that history of those stories and and I will cherish it forever and you know signaling to me
Video examples
Chad Jenkins: Robots...
Henry basically said that he needs to practice but he also said that we need a better we need a better interface and so we did a we did a little bit more flying after that it was able to check out a ravine I was able to explore his front guard but there are people that are
Video examples
The Call of Everest PIPE...
outhouses such as that to the left and I asked a porter well what do you do with it now and he said oh we take it down the road about 0 to 2 hours or so and then head west and go through a ravine and over some hills and we dump it in a
Video examples
The rapid growth of the...
He walks an hour each way every single day to school, across these deep ravines, in an isolated landscape. But when he arrives at the small farming village in Gansu province, he will find just two other students in this entire school.
Video examples
Design that’s in...
was published in this periodical called ravine wah during the 90s which was sort of gathering all examples of African contemporary art and obviously when you look at this chair you can tell that it's derived from the very the very
Video examples
Agile programming -- for...
five years old his brother Nikolai came to him and said he had engraved the secret to universal happiness on a little green stick which he had hidden in a ravine on the family's estate in Russia if the stick were ever found all
Video examples
Winston Groom: The...
up with deep ravines and swamps and patched with deadly open farm fields and slain bodies piled high upon each other everywhere the sights and the smells of blood and death mixed with the pungent
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
guess Ravine de african hawk eagle very good yes very good guess but not quite ravine de but well done but look at how the feathers are sticking behind her head the world and ravine de and have a
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Magical houses, made of...
but one thing I have learned is that bamboo will treat you well if you use it right. It's actually a wild grass. It grows on otherwise unproductive land -- deep ravines, mountainsides.
Video examples
Rainn Wilson Rappels...
But a deep ravine blocks our path, and Rainn doesn't do well with heights. Definitely the point of no return now.
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Mark Haddon
English Novelist
With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine.
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Steve Erickson
American Novelist
Among the gorges and ravines that hang on Los Angeles's shoulders like a necklace, Topanga - nestled in the cleavage of the Santa Monica Mountains - is the most singular of ornaments.
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Dian Fossey
American Scientist
I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them.
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Garfield Sobers
Cricketer
Barbados has some of the toughest par threes in the world. Some golfers are intimidated by having to drive over ravines and water hazards.
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Tyler Hamilton
American Athlete
They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.
Quote examples
Mark Haddon
English Novelist
With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick in an extra zero, everything just crashes into the ravine.
Quote examples
Steve Erickson
American Novelist
Among the gorges and ravines that hang on Los Angeles's shoulders like a necklace, Topanga - nestled in the cleavage of the Santa Monica Mountains - is the most singular of ornaments.
Quote examples
Dian Fossey
American Scientist
I had a wonderful contact, especially with Uncle Bert who was an angel and led the whole group over to my side of a steep ravine I could not cross to get over to them.
Quote examples
Garfield Sobers
Cricketer
Barbados has some of the toughest par threes in the world. Some golfers are intimidated by having to drive over ravines and water hazards.
Quote examples
Tyler Hamilton
American Athlete
They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.
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