Definition of Ravins

1. ravin [v] - See also: ravin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravins

ravigote
ravigotes
ravigotte
ravigottes
ravin
ravine
ravined
ravinement
ravinements
ravines
raving
raving mad
ravingly
ravings
ravining
ravins (current term)
ravioli
ravioli code
raviolini
raviolis
raviolo
ravish
ravished
ravisher
ravishers
ravishes
ravishing
ravishingly
ravishments

Literary usage of Ravins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654 by Bulstrode Whitlocke (1855)
"was Monsieur ravins, who acquainted Whitelocke that one of the Queen's chaplains asked ravins how long Whitelocke intended to stay in Sweden. ..."

2. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"Several ravins, that run from the bottom a great way up the mountain, were found quite ... dry ravins that ..."

3. The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Henry Lebbeus Oak, T. Arundel Harcourt, Albert Goldschmidt, Walter Mulrea Fisher, William Nemos (1874)
"... dont elle n'était séparée que par ses ravins; on en voit encore les ruines connues aujourd'hui sous le nom de ..."

4. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: With Physical Sections and Maps by Alexander von Humboldt (1822)
"The small ravins into which the valley of Marfil is divided, appear to have a decided influence on the richness of the veto madre of ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Ravins on Dictionary.com!Search for Ravins on Thesaurus.com!Search for Ravins on Google!Search for Ravins on Wikipedia!

Search