ravine
Meanings
Plural: ravines
Noun
- a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
- A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
- Alternative form of raven (“rapine, rapacity; prey, plunder”).
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French ravin (“a gully”), from Old French raviner (“to pillage, sweep down, cascade”), from ravine (“robbery, rapine; violent rush of water, waterfall, avalanche; impetuosity, spirit”), from Latin rapīna (cf. rapine).
Scrabble Score: 9
ravine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordravine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ravine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
ravine is a valid Words With Friends word