Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- See cañon.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
WordNet 3.0
- n. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
Etymologies
- Spanish cañon, augmentative of caña, tube, cane, from Latin canna, reed; see cane.
Examples
“And up our canyon is a cave that I used to play was Minervy's cave.”
“A concrete canyon is as depressing as a strip mall. efgoldman Says:”
“We tied up our horses directly across a huge canyon from the cliff he was perched on.”
“Â Geologists believe that the canyon is over 17 million years old.”
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“Â The canyon is 277 miles long and ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles.”
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“From between the knolls, a feeder to the main canyon and likewise fringed with redwoods, emerged a smaller canyon.”
“Here the Dyea River became a rushing mountain torrent, plunging out of a dark canyon from the glaciers that fed it far above.”
“Back up the canyon from the lip of the hole all marks were likewise removed.”
“(Hence my disastrously limited posting lately.) The canyon is OK, but it seems to be impressive due only to its size.”
“About half the passengers travelling this line stop overnight somewhere in canyon-country.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘canyon’.
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Brand Theft Auto
A marque list for cars--models or companies who've used common words as their name.
explorer, navigator, frontier, mustang, quest, cougar, sidekick, legend, legacy, ranger, voyager, civic and 266 more...
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Water always flows downhill
The path of least resistance, watercourses, plumbing....
swale, hollow, creek, crick, depression, holler, draw, ditch, corrie, cwm, continental divide, stream and 66 more...
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Lingu-list
Words from other languages that are used, or would work well, in English. Also known as "loanwords."
hikikomori, ersatz, angst, barbecue, algebra, macho, burlesque, garage, voyeurism, avatar, jungle, looting and 15 more...
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