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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Dictionary Results for ravine:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
ravine
    n 1: a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by
         running water)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ravin \Rav"in\, Ravine \Rav"ine\ (r[a^]v"'n), n. [See 2d
   Raven.]
   Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. "Fowls of
   ravyne." --Chaucer.
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         Though Nature, red in tooth and claw
         With ravine, shrieked against his creed. --Tennyson.
   [1913 Webster] Ravin

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raven \Rav"en\, v. i.
   To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
   [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
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         Benjamin shall raven as a wolf.          --Gen. xlix.
                                                  27.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raven \Rav"en\ (r[a^]v"'n), n. [OF. ravine impetuosity,
   violence, F. ravine ravine. See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written
   also ravin, and ravine.]
   1. Rapine; rapacity. --Ray.
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   2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ravin \Rav"in\, Ravine \Rav"ine\, v. t. & i.
   See Raven, v. t. & i.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ravine \Ra*vine"\ (r[.a]*v[=e]n"), n. [F., a place excavated by
   a torrent, a ravine, fr. ravir to snatch or tear away, L.
   rapere; cf. L. rapina rapine. See Ravish, and cf. Rapine,
   Raven prey.]
   1. A torrent of water. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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   2. A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or
      torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.
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7. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Ravine, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    629
   Housing Units (2000): 281
   Land area (2000):     1.075791 sq. miles (2.786286 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.075791 sq. miles (2.786286 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            63536
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             40.567729 N, 76.392063 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Ravine, PA
    Ravine


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