The meaning of Ravine

noun

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

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A rope led down into the dark abyss

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A very deep hole that seems to have no bottom

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The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness., she found herself on th…

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A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western us.

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Chaparral is found on north- and east-facing slopes on the side of the island facing the mainland a…

noun

(in the southwestern us) a narrow channel in the ground that is usually dry but becomes a stream after heavy rain

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A narrow, winding river gorge.

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The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos valle…

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A child's term for a rabbit.

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Think bunny rabbits, chocolates and valentine cards.

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A rabbit

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A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in north america.

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The grand canyon

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A deep valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottom

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A deep fissure in the earth's surface.

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A chasm a mile long

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A deep opening in earth or rock

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The little bridge over that deep chasm looked very unsafe.

noun

The backbone of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat.

Usage examples:

You'll probably need to special order this roast from the butcher; be sure to ask for the chine bon…

verb

Cut (meat) across or along the backbone.

Usage examples:

He learned how to chine a whole sheep

noun

(in the isle of wight or dorset) a deep narrow ravine.

Usage examples:

Many chines still exist in the south wight and hampshire.

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A steep valley or ravine.

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I was certainly cheered when, near calf craig, the binoculars showed a figure dropping westwards of…

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A steep valley or ravine.

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Woodlands mill, which is situated in a wooded clough, was built at the peak of manufacturing activi…

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A short flow of viscous lava.

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The remaining magma as lava domes and coulees was extruded with some associated subplinian or vulca…

noun

A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside.

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So they turned their attentions to climbing a neighbouring couloir (a gully up the side of a mounta…

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

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The land was defiled by a previous owner

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A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).

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The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

verb

(of troops) march in single file.

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We emerged after defiling through the mountainsides

noun

A dry gully, formed by the eroding action of running water.

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For decades too it had no storm water drainage, resulting in potholes and dongas opening up.

noun

An artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber.

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The flume recirculates both water and sediment in order to provide a continuous supply of heterogen…

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A narrow channel made for carrying water, for example to factories that produce electricity

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

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An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

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Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

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A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

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Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

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The paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

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Some others, like the siamese fighting fish, are capable of breathing air in addition to extracting…

verb

Gut or clean (a fish).

Usage examples:

Immediately after this, gut and gill all fish you wish to eat.

noun

A unit of liquid measure, equal to a quarter of a pint.

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The sets of weights were once the work tools of the county's pound police where they were used to m…

noun

A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.

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Their great pale grey slopes are breached all along the coast by a number of steep, rocky gorges wi…

verb

Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food.

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They gorged themselves on cornish cream teas

noun

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually formed by a river or stream cutting through rock

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The only way to cross the gorge was over a flimsy wooden bridge., [ t ] she sat in front of the tel…

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A narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of a fast stream.

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Gold seekers, speculators, freighters, merchants, and stockmen flooded the valleys, gulches, and cr…

noun

A narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream

noun

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

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The land companies began to dredge canals through the marshlands, opening easy access from the sett…

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An area of sea surrounded on three sides by land

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The gulf of mexico/the gulf coast, the gulf stream, there is a widening gulf between the rich and t…

noun

A ravine formed by the action of water.

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The tidal bore comes in faster than a galloping horse, but first wilful surging water fills gullies…

verb

(of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land).

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The track was gulleyed by rain

noun

A channel cut by running water, which is usually dry except after heavy rain

noun

A steep ravine or precipice.

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The heugh is a dark green hill, westward of the castle, terminating towards the harbour in a rocky …

noun

A deep ravine or chasm.

Usage examples:

The town needs a bridge over the khud

noun

(in south africa) a steep-sided, wooded ravine or valley.

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One can only marvel at the vision of andrew geddes bain, south africa's famous pioneer road builder…

noun

A watercourse, riverbed, or ravine.

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Temporary bunds on nullahs, rivulets or small rivers erected by using empty cement bags, popularly …

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

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He passed through towns and villages

noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

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Repeated passes with the swipe card

exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’

noun

A mountain stream or ravine in south america.

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Cars must come to a crawl to get past this quebrada.

noun

A deep gully eroded by rainfall.

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The water in the canals and sluits is generally clean (except in the cities) but usually a muddy br…

noun

A narrow gorge or ravine.

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Draenen was significantly warmer and friendlier than the surface, and with a low stream, the energe…

verb

Push, press, or squeeze into a space when climbing.

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I thrutched up the final crack to a small pinnacle