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Dell vs Ravine - What's the difference?

dell | ravine |

As nouns the difference between dell and ravine

is that dell is valley while ravine is a deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.

As a proper noun Dell

is {{surname}.

dell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • valley
  • * 1794, , lines 49-50
    • To this day they dwell
    In a lonely dell .
  • * Tickell
    • In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
  • (obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Sweet doxies and dells .

    Synonyms

    * dale * dingle * vale * valley * See also

    ravine

    English

    ("ravine" on Wikipedia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=3 citation , passage=He fell into a reverie, a most dangerous state of mind for a chauffeur, since a fall into reverie on the part of a driver may mean a fall into a ravine on the part of the machine.}}

    Derived terms

    * ravine-buck * ravined * ravine-deer

    Related terms

    * ravinement

    See also

    * canyon * gorge * gulley, gully * valley

    Anagrams

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