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canyon Definition

can·yon (kanyən)

noun

a long, narrow valley between high cliffs, often with a stream flowing through it

Etymology: AmSp cañón < Sp, a pipe, tube, gorge < caño, a tube < L canna, a reed: see cane

canyon Synonyms

canyon

n.

gulch, gorge, gully; see ravine, valley.

canyon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • overlook: Evening to be spent at a resort overlooking the canyon.
  • explore: Two teachers from Hampshire are preparing to join a research cruise to explore submarine canyons off Portugal.
  • wind: Right is a winding low canyon in a wide bedding to a 10m pitch.
  • enter: Care must be taken whenever the group need to enter a flash flood canyon or area.
  • visit: Day 12: Today we'll visit canyons on the east side of the sierra in the vicinity of Lee Vining.

Adjective modifier

  • vadose: For example, you can easily see areas where there are vadose canyons or phreatic tubes.
  • arid: These are not the arid canyons you normally associate with Arizona.
  • majestic: It curves majestic canyons, yet ripples through the towns.
  • submarine: Submarine canyons can have a similar effect, focussing waves into the regions on either side.
  • rocky: The place they entered seemed like one of the rocky canyons you often see upon the earth.
  • deep: The Bolivian capital La Paz almost entirely fills a deep canyon spanning around 5km.

Modifies a noun

  • passage: At the bottom of the pitches, a canyon passage broke out into the Grand Salle.
  • wall: Eventually we had to leave the canyon via a break in the canyon wall.
  • floor: We at first climbed too high, courtesy of myself, and ended up on a ledge some 30m above the canyon floor.
  • road: Midwest views the pipes canyon road quot i love.

Noun used with modifier

  • street: Lewes declares A market town in East Sussex has been declared an air quality management area due to street canyon problems.
  • river: Despite the dry climate there are streams, carving out cave systems & river canyons.
  • stream: A traverse round the Event Horizon reaches a short drop into a small stream canyon.
  • rock: We felt the interior color palette should suggest an outdoor environment, so we used the natural colors of a red rock canyon.
  • box: Return via Corrieshalloch Gorge, a 200 ft deep box canyon, with views to the Falls of Measach.

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