Ravine vs Cleft - What's the difference?
ravine | cleft | Related terms |
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 An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
A piece made by splitting.
A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
(Webster 1913)
(cleave)
Ravine is a related term of cleft.
As verbs the difference between ravine and cleft
is that ravine is while cleft is (cleave).As a noun cleft is
an opening, fissure, or v-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.ravine
English
("ravine" on Wikipedia)Noun
(en noun)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-deerSee also
* canyon * gorge * gulley, gully * valleyAnagrams
* ----cleft
English
Noun
(en noun)- a cleft of wood