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canyon (also cañon), col, couloir, defile, flume, gap, gill [British], gorge, gulch, gulf, kloof [South African], linn [chiefly Scottish], notch, pass, saddle
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The soldier who performed the ravine rescue was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama — Biden did not present him with a medal. — NBC News, "Biden defends his telling of a harrowing war story after report he got facts wrong," 29 Aug. 2019 Its barren splendors veer between bizarre mineral lakes, salt flats, bald mountains, hot springs and geysers, and indigenous villages lost in a time warp at the bottom of twisting ravines. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "From Buenos Aires to the Chilean Coast: A Road Trip Across South America," 22 Aug. 2019 The vehicle - a 2005 Nissan 350Z convertible - left the roadway for unknown reasons, struck a guard rail and traveled through the yard of Luckie & Company advertising agency before crashing into a small ravine. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "37-year-old Birmingham man identified as victim killed in U.S. 280 crash," 19 Aug. 2019 Mortars landed nearby, sending the Jeep and Jackson into a ravine. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ralph Jackson never came home to Richland Center from the Korean War. On Saturday, his hometown will honor him.," 22 July 2019 The sheriff’s search and rescue team found Eugene Jo about 11 a.m. down a ravine in the Devil’s Canyon area, authorities said. — Carlos Lozano, latimes.com, "73-year-old hiker found in Angeles National Forest a week after he went missing," 29 June 2019 Newtown police and emergency personnel responded early Sunday morning to a single-car crash that sent a vehicle into a ravine and left both the driver and the passenger dead. — Emily Brindley, courant.com, "Single-car crash kills two Newtown residents," 23 June 2019 On the night of April 19, 1989, the body of a 28-year-old female jogger was discovered in a ravine in Central Park. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "Linda Fairstein Responds to Backlash Following Netflix's 'When They See Us'," 6 June 2019 The main cabin of the airplane and one engine were found at the bottom of a ravine in the backyard of a house, and the other engine made a hole in the street, Simpson said. — Amy Taxin, The Seattle Times, "Neighbors: Plane ‘sounded like a missile’ as it broke apart," 5 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ravine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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