ravine
ravine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A torrent of water. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
- 2.A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abra
- absence
- abysm
- abyss
- anatomy
- and
- angustation
- barranca
- between
- bisulcate
- bisulcous
- bite
- bone
- breach
- breachy
- breadth
- break
- caesura
- canaliculated
- canon
- chamfer
- channel
- chap
- chasm
- chink
- cleft
- closeness
- clove
- coarctation
- constriction
- contraction
- corduroy
- costate
- crack
- cradle
- cranny
- creek
- crevasse
- crevice
- cut
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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