barranca

• He crashed through the brush, down and through the barranca, then up and over the slope, out of sight. —  Asimov'sSF,October-November2007
• Before reaching that town, the expedition had stopped to eat in a dry river bed (barranca), where there was a quantity of soapstone on which the men sharpened their weapons. —  Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings
• The barranca was here deeper than at any point above; so deep that I could but indistinctly see the rocky boulders at its bottom. —  The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
• Who does not in this recognise the hand of a Providence I walked forward to the edge of the barranca, and looked over. —  The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
• To my joy I perceived that he was dragging it towards the barranca, and in another minute he had disappeared with it behind the cliff CHAPTER TWENTY THREE THE TOUGHEST STRUGGLE OF MY LIFE I swam a few strokes, and then wading gently and without noise, I stood upon the sandy shore With shivering frame and dripping garments, I stood, uncertain what course to pursue. —  The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse

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