ravine

Noun

1. (feminine) a small ravine or gully
2. (feminine) beginning of a furrowing or formation of a ravine

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of raviner:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of raviner:

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: -

Inherited from Latin: rapīna

In summary

From the Old French verb raviner (“flow with force; sweep down; pillage, cascade”), or from the noun ravine, raveine (“robbery, rapine; violent rush of water, waterfall, avalanche; impetuosity, spirit”), from Latin rapīna. Doublet of rapine, a borrowing from the same Latin term.

Concepts

ravine

gorge

gully

valley

dingle

canyon

gap

chasm

gulch

Synonyms

ravin

abîme

combe

gorge

gouffre

ravinée

abime

ra

Translations

barranc

ravina

ρεματιά

λαγκαδιά

sel çukuru

barranco

jar

wąwóz

barranco

Klamm

vallone

ραματιά

burrone

canale

Schlucht