ravine

[ ruh-veen ]

/ rəˈvin /

a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.

Origin of ravine

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French: torrent, Old French: a violent rushing; see raven²

ra·vine·y, adjective

ravenous, raver, ravi, ravigote, ravin, ravine, ravined, raving, ravioli, ravish, ravishing

Whose fault was it anyways that truck three got stuck in the ravine?

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The remains of her body were found in a ravine almost a year later.

Washington, D.C., Law Seeks to Limit Late-Night Jail Releases |Chris Opfer |May 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The bones told a different story: she was executed along with five or six men in a ravine near Vlasenica.

Survivor of the Genocide |Lauren Comiteau |March 5, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Hasan says he's heard the ravine was used as a garbage dump by the locals for years; few remains have survived.

Survivor of the Genocide |Lauren Comiteau |March 5, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

The ravine inhibits the engines from tearing away, and within seconds smoke appears.

The Good Plane Crash |Clive Irving |December 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
She laid Joy down in a corner of the ravine the furthest removed from the fire; she could not have carried her another inch.

Gypsy's Cousin Joy |Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
He climbed on to a little hillock just beside the ravine in which the railway ran.

The Duel |A. I. Kuprin
Before they reached them, however, they encountered the ravine through which the rivulet here ran.

Under Wellington's Command |G. A. Henty
It was nearly the end of May now, and the trees in the ravine were thick with all their leaves.

The Call of the Blood |Robert Smythe Hichens
The night breeze seemed to whisper this, as they rustled in the ravine below; strange voices muttered it in his ears.

A Country Sweetheart |Dora Russell

ravine

/ (rəˈviːn) /

a deep narrow steep-sided valley, esp one formed by the action of running water

C15: from Old French: torrent, from Latin rapīna robbery, influenced by Latin rapidus rapid, both from rapere to snatch