chine vs ravine

chine

noun
  • A steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea. 

  • The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave. 

  • The top of a ridge. 

  • The spine of an animal. 

  • A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck. 

  • The back of the blade on a scythe. 

  • A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. 

  • A longitudinal line of sharp change in the cross-section profile of the fuselage or similar body. 

  • A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull. 

verb
  • To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces. 

  • To chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine. 

ravine

noun
  • A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water. 

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