ravine

  • 1ravine — [ ravin ] n. f. • ravine de terre « avalanche » 1388; raveine 1120; lat. rapina → rapine 1 ♦ Vx Torrent. 2 ♦ (XVIe) Petit ravin; lit encaissé d un ruisseau, d un torrent. « c était une ravine affaissée, usée par le vent et par l eau » (Le Clézio) …

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  • 2ravine — (n.) 1760, deep gorge, from Fr. ravin a gully (1680s, from O.Fr. raviner to hollow out ), and from Fr. ravine violent rush of water, gully, from O.Fr. ravine violent rush, robbery, rapine, both ultimately from L. rapina (see RAPINE (Cf. rapine)); …

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  • 3ravine — RAVINE. subst. f. Espece de torrent formé d eaux qui tombent subitement & impetueusement des montagnes, ou d autres lieux eslevez, ensuite de quelque grande pluye. Les ravines ont gasté, ont cavé toutes ces vallées. la ravine estoit si furieuse… …

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  • 4Ravine — Ravine, PA U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 629 Housing Units (2000): 281 Land area (2000): 1.075791 sq. miles (2.786286 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.075791 sq …

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  • 5Ravine, PA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 629 Housing Units (2000): 281 Land area (2000): 1.075791 sq. miles (2.786286 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.075791 sq. miles… …

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  • 6Ravine — Ra*vine (r[.a]*v[=e]n ), n. [F., a place excavated by a torrent, a ravine, fr. ravir to snatch or tear away, L. rapere; cf. L. rapina rapine. See {Ravish}, and cf. {Rapine}, {Raven} prey.] 1. A torrent of water. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 7ravine — [n] gap in earth’s surface abyss, arroyo, break, canyon, chasm, clove, coulee, crevasse, crevice, cut, defile, ditch, fissure, flume, gorge, gulch, gulf, gully, notch, pass, valley, wash; concepts 509,513 Ant. plain …

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  • 8ravine — Ravine, ou ragaz d eauë, Diluuium, Eluuies. Ravines d eauës qui viennent souvent, Crebra diluuia …

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  • 9ravine — ► NOUN ▪ a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides. ORIGIN French, violent rush …

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  • 10ravine — [rə vēn′] n. [Fr, violent rush, flood: see RAVEN2] a long, deep hollow in the earth s surface, esp. one worn by the action of a stream; large gully or small gorge …

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