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Webster 1913 Edition

Ravine

{

Rav′in

,

Rav′ine

}
(răv′’n)
,
Noun.
[See 2d
Raven
.]
Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven.
“Fowls of ravyne.”
Chaucer.
Though Nature, red in tooth and claw
With
ravine
, shrieked against his creed.
Tennyson.
{

Rav′in

,

Rav′ine

, }
Verb.
T.
&
I.
See
Raven
,
Verb.
T.
&
I.

Ra-vine′

(rȧ-vēn′)
,
Noun.
[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.
2.
A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ravine

RAV'INE

,
Noun.
A long deep hollow worn by a stream or torrent of water; hence, any long deep hollow or pass through mountains, &c.

Definition 2024

ravine

ravine

See also: raviné

English

Noun

ravine ‎(plural ravines)

  1. A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
    • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 3, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
      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.

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Verb

ravine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of raviner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of raviner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of raviner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of raviner
  5. second-person singular imperative of raviner

Etymology

Borrowing from French ravin ‎(“a gully”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: rə-vēnʹ, IPA(key): /rəˈviːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

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