noun
- a deep ravine or gorge, especially one formed by water erosion
Usage: chiefly Southwestern US
Examples
- The hikers carefully descended into the rocky barranca.
- Flash floods carved the barranca deeper over centuries.
- We camped near the edge of the barranca overlooking the valley.
- The old trail wound around the barranca’s steep walls.
- Desert plants clung to the sides of the narrow barranca.
- Water still trickled at the bottom of the ancient barranca.