ravine
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- raviney adjective
Etymology
Origin of ravine
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French: torrent, Old French: a violent rushing; raven 2
Example Sentences
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And in 2019, at least 35 people were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine on the western island of Sumatra.
From Barron's
Picture a long, slow climb up the mountain of fame and wealth heading for a sign marked “Happiness”—only to discover, at the pinnacle, that happiness is actually on another mountaintop, across a ravine.
An inquest concluded his death, from head injuries, was an accident after he lost his footing and fell in a ravine but the conspiracy theories continued online.
From BBC
The bus rolled down the ravine and ended up on a riverbank.
From Barron's
The 77-year-old missed a bend on his bike on his way home from the supermarket on a lonely road in the mountainous Cevennes region, careening down a rocky slope and into the ravine near Saint-Julien-des-Points.
From Barron's
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