Both Uses of
ravine
in
The Sea of Monsters
- In the meadow at the base of the ravine, several dozen sheep were milling around.†
Chpt 14 *ravine = deep, narrow, steep-sided valley
- We were just wading past the entrance to the ravine, when we heard a tremendous roar and saw Polyphemus, scraped up and bruised but still very much alive, his baby-blue wedding outfit in tatters, splashing toward us with a boulder in each hand.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(ravine) a deep, narrow, steep-sided gorge or valley -- especially one formed by running water
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In archaic literature, ravined may be used to mean ravenous.