ravine
noun
[ rəˈviːn ]
• a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
Similar:
gorge,
canyon,
gully,
pass,
defile,
couloir,
gap,
chasm,
abyss,
gulf,
chine,
bunny,
clough,
gill,
thrutch,
cleuch,
heugh,
gulch,
coulee,
flume,
arroyo,
barranca,
quebrada,
nullah,
khud,
sloot,
kloof,
donga,
khor,
Origin:
late 18th century: from French, ‘violent rush (of water)’ (see ravin).
