Meanings of steep ravines in English

The steep ravines and loose stones make it difficult to do anything.

Winding streams, swelling hills, and steep ravines broke the monotony of the plains.

It consists of impervious forests, steep ravines, and dismal swamps.

At times rivers ran through perpendicular gorges, and the track wound up and down steep ravines.

We went over very hilly country, crossing eight hill ranges that day with steep ravines between.

The steep ravines yawn like mouths.

On a low hill, cut off on every side by steep ravines, is a small mound containing a cist grave.

Jerusalem was more central, and, from its position, surrounded on three sides with steep ravines, was a strong military post.

Below the Endeavour, the party encountered similar difficulties to those that dogged poor Kennedy's footsteps -impenetrable scrub and steep ravines.

Here and there they caught glimpses of chasms and steep ravines that seemed to split the rocky island to the edge of the water.

At this point the party had terrible work to encounter; the old obstacles that had so retarded Kennedy were met with-scrubimpenetrable, and steep ravines.

The road had innumerable turns, and in many places ran very near the edge of steep ravines, which were often covered with almost virgin forest.

Steep ravines and river gorges were common in the open landscape, but rivers provided moisture and gorges shelter from the wind.