canyon

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Run around the edge; overlooking the canyon is a Silver Key.

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  • When the engine and rotor noise had faded, the canyon was as still as if this was the beginning of time I went to the edge and looked down. —  Muller, Marcia - [22] A Walk through the fire.htm
  • But at the bottom of the canyon is the skyscraper-clustered island of Manhattan, unmistakable in its portrayal. —  Asimov'sSF,January2007
  • It had been drawn in blood and berry-juice by some guy who didn't get it about longitude The three travelers bid Hyperio a last goodbye The road running up the canyon was a much trampled ant-track. —  Asimov'sSF,August2007
  • Scaling the opposite wall of the canyon was also beyond hope--it was rock worn glass-smooth by the rushing waters of ages Doc lost no time in aimless staring or speculation. —  006 - The Red Skull
  • Deer mortality in the canyon has been a significant concern over the years, and particularly in recent years as the Wyoming Range mule deer herd has declined in number. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
 

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  1. Spanish cañon, augmentative of caña, tube, cane, from Latin canna, reed; see cane.
 

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/ˈkænyən/
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