ravine

ravine · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromrapīna
2. Old French · derived fromraviner“to pillage, sweep down, cascade”
3. French · borrowed fromravin“a gully”
4. English todayravine

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).

ravine · noun, adjective, verb²

See ravin.

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