to ravine

Examples

• All

• Heavy rains have ravined the hillside, making it difficult for plants to grow.

• The once flat plain was ravined by streams that cut through the soft earth.

• The river ravines the landscape over centuries.

• Heavy rains ravined the hillside last spring.

• Over centuries, the river ravined the landscape, creating deep, narrow valleys that dramatically changed the terrain.

• The constant flow of water ravined the soft soil, carving out steep banks along the riverbank.

• Heavy rains ravined the hillside, leaving behind a network of sharp descents and crumbling cliffs.

Synonyms

D

to ditch

vsto ravine

2 3.4

To dig a long, narrow trench to carry water away

is a natural erosion process forming deep narrow valleys rather than dug drains

F

to furrow

vsto ravine

1 6.0

To make a long narrow cut in the ground

means forming much deeper, valley like cuts rather than shallow grooves

G

to gully

vsto ravine

1 7.2

To make deep channels in the ground by flowing water

is about forming deep narrow valleys by erosion

D

to downcut

vsto ravine

• Specialized

8.3

To cut downward into the land by a river or stream to make a deeper channel

focuses on creating deep narrow valleys rather than just downward cutting

G

to gutter

vsto ravine

7.8

To make a thin channel in something by water or wind

involves forming deep narrow valleys rather than thin, irregular channels

How Deep

to ravine

9.9

to gully

1 7.2

to erode

24 4.2

to wear away

2 3.8

Surface Forms

Etymology