Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a canyon.

Etymologies

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canyon +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Past Legal Sea Foods, they rode the long escalator down to revolving doors, exiting onto Boylston Street, where a cold, canyonlike wind cuffed them, street grit spraying their skin as they crossed three lanes of traffic to the shelter of a side street.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • Past Legal Sea Foods, they rode the long escalator down to revolving doors, exiting onto Boylston Street, where a cold, canyonlike wind cuffed them, street grit spraying their skin as they crossed three lanes of traffic to the shelter of a side street.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • David looked out the window of the sedan as they meandered through the canyonlike streets of Hebron.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

  • His senses were on overload and the canyonlike configuration of Dealey Plaza created an echo chamber that distorted the sounds for many witnesses.

    The Kennedy Detail Gerald Blaine 2010

  • David looked out the window of the sedan as they meandered through the canyonlike streets of Hebron.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

  • David looked out the window of the sedan as they meandered through the canyonlike streets of Hebron.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

  • Past Legal Sea Foods, they rode the long escalator down to revolving doors, exiting onto Boylston Street, where a cold, canyonlike wind cuffed them, street grit spraying their skin as they crossed three lanes of traffic to the shelter of a side street.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • At the time GPS didn't work in New York because of the canyonlike streets so Dennis developed something called Dodgeball which was a sort of text-based map of the city.

    Will Foursquare be the new Twitter? 2010

  • Past Legal Sea Foods, they rode the long escalator down to revolving doors, exiting onto Boylston Street, where a cold, canyonlike wind cuffed them, street grit spraying their skin as they crossed three lanes of traffic to the shelter of a side street.

    DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010

  • David looked out the window of the sedan as they meandered through the canyonlike streets of Hebron.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010

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