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Definition of ravine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ravine

noun
 
/rəˈviːn/
 
/rəˈviːn/
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  1. a deep, very narrow valley with steep sides
    • The track continued along the bottom of the ravine.
    Topics Geographyc1
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, ‘violent rush (of water)’, from Latin rapina ‘pillage’, from rapere ‘seize’.
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