Creek vs Ravine - What's the difference?
creek | ravine |
A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
Any turn or winding.
A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
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As nouns the difference between creek and ravine
is that creek is a small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats while ravine is a deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.As a proper noun Creek
is the Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.As an adjective Creek
is of or pertaining to the Creek tribe.creek
English
Noun
(wikipedia creek) (en noun)Synonyms
* beck, brook, burn, streamDerived terms
* up the creekReferences
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.}}