Valley vs Ravine - What's the difference?
valley | ravine |
An elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
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Any structure resembling one, e.g., the meeting point of two pitched roofs.
The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
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Ravine is a synonym of valley.
As nouns the difference between valley and ravine
is that valley is an elongated depression between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it while ravine is a deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.As a proper noun Valley
is the San Fernando Valley in southern California.valley
English
Noun
(en noun)John Vidal
Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas, passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources. Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys .}}
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* uncanny valley * closed-cut valley * open valley * valley board * valley piece * valley rafterSee also
* dale * dell * valeravine
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("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.}}