All 3 Uses
ravine
in
Death of a Traveling Salesman
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- Then he saw that he was on the edge of a ravine that fell away, a red erosion, and that this was indeed the road's end.†
*ravine = deep, narrow, steep-sided valley
- I could catch me my mule an' git me my ropes, an' before long I'd git your car out the ravine.†
- He'll git it out the ravine right shortly.†
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) In archaic literature, ravined may be used to mean ravenous.