Ra-vīne', n.

(ra-vēn', 126), n. [Fr. ravin, ravine, a place excavated by a torrent, a hollow road, ravine, also a torrent, from ravir, It. rapire, Lat. rapere, to snatch or tear away; Pr. rabina, impetuosity, ardor. See infra.] A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.