/ rəˈviːn; NAmE / noun
a deep and narrow valley with steep sides
SYN gorge
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French , violent rush (of water) , from Latin rapina pillage, from rapere seize.
/ rəˈviːn; NAmE / noun
a deep and narrow valley with steep sides
SYN gorge
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French , violent rush (of water) , from Latin rapina pillage, from rapere seize.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005