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Ravine synonyms and antonyms

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valley
An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.
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chasm
A sudden interruption of continuity; a gap.
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gully
(Cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
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canyon
The definition of a canyon is a deep ravine or gorge that typically exists between two cliffs.
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clough
A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.
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crevice
A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
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arroyo
A brook; a creek.
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cut
The style in which a garment is cut:
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flume
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
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notch
A narrow pass between mountains.
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pass
A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand:
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wady
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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plain (antonym)
(Rare, poetic) A lamentation.
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scree (related)
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gulch
A small ravine, especially one cut by a torrent.
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gap
A space between objects or points; an aperture:
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crevasse
A wide crack or breach in the bank of a river. Crevasses usually form during floods. &diamf3; The sediments that spill out through the crevasse and fan out along the external margin of the river's bank form a crevasse splay deposit.
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abyss
Anything too deep for measurement; profound depth
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break
The result of this; a gap, interval, pause, omission, rest, etc.
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defile
A narrow way or passage, e.g. between mountains.
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dell
The definition of a dell is a small, secluded valley, usually in a forest area.
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ditch
A long, narrow channel dug into the earth, as a trough for drainage or irrigation
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glen
A Scottish habitational surname​ for someone who lives in a valley.
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kloof
(South Africa) A glen; a ravine
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lin
A waterfall, or cataract.
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wadi
The stream or rush of water that flows through it
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waterfall (related)
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canon
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic:
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coulee
A small stream, bayou, or canal.
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rift
A break in friendly relations:
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steep-sided (related)
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boulder-strewn (related)
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streamlet (related)
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gorge
A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.
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hillock (related)
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wadis (related)
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mountainside (related)
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mountain-range (related)
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hillside (related)
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shakehole (related)
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wooded (related)
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escarpment (related)
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  • Casually, he began leading the horse along the ravine again.

  • It is situated on the river Natisone, which forms a picturesque ravine here.

  • He led the horse around and they left the ravine, traveling at right angles to the path the Indians had taken.

  • The lignite in this region also warms the ranchman's cabin, being easily mined where a seam is exposed in the walls of a ravine or on the side of a hill.

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