| canyon |
a narrow chasm with steep walls, cut into the earth by water |
| gorge |
A deep, narrow passage with steep rocky sides; to stuff with food |
| ravine |
a deep, narrow valley in the earth's surface worn by running water |
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The Grand Canyon was carved by eons of water erosion from the Colorado River.
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| A flash flood races through the ravine at least once a year.
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| The gorge of the Rio Grand is deep near Taos, New Mexico.1
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| The children gorged on blueberries they found in the woods.
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| canyon would name the largest, deepest of the above geological features. See arroyo/gulch |