Thesaurus results for RAVINE

ravine

noun

rə-ˈvēn

as in canyon

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing

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Recent Examples of ravine If that's not an option, either crouch down inside your car while protecting your head or leave the vehicle and take cover in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines. —

Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Security forces have been searching for victims in ravines and underground garages, including a large parking lot at the Bonaire shopping center in Aldaia. —

Atika Shubert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024 Gino Mäder, 26, died in June 2023 after crashing down a ravine at the Tour de Suisse. —

Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ravine

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Noun

In Pacific Palisades, already less isolated after the extension of Sunset Boulevard and the 1937 opening of Pacific Coast Highway, single-family homes ventured farther up the canyons.

— Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
The mudslide sloshed into the canyon early Jan. 27, forcing the closure of SR-27.

— Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2025