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ravine meaning

EN[rəˈviːn] [-iːn]
US
WRavine
  • A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys.
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    Definition of ravine in English Dictionary

  • NounPLravinesSUF-ine
    1. A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
      1. He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
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    1. fr ravine
    2. en ravines
    3. en ravined
    4. fr ravines
    5. fr ravinez
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    Meaning of ravine for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "ravine" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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