Ravine synonyms

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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canyon

The definition of a canyon is a deep ravine or gorge that typically exists between two cliffs.

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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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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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clough

A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land.

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canon

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic:

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arroyo

A brook; a creek.

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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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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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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crevice

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.