canyon
or ca·ñon
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
Origin of canyon
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How to use canyon in a sentence
Given how many visitors pose near the rim of the canyon for selfies, you might assume that most visitors have died by falling from its high ledges.
Danger lurks in national parks, but not necessarily where you expect it | Miles Howard | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostAfter five hours on dusty freeways and then winding forest roads, we found ourselves transported into a remote granite canyon full of sky-high crumbling rock formations and trees as thick as houses.
Both pilots were maneuvering around scattered cumulus clouds to get a better view of the canyon, and both entered the same cloud, making it impossible for them to see each other.
Today, the crater is a bleak expanse of rock canyons and windswept sand.
NASA rover Perseverance lands on Mars in mission to search for past life | Joel Achenbach, Sarah Kaplan, Ben Guarino | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostThe amenities are minimal at best and the uninsulated container will be chilly on winter nights, but if close to the canyon is what you’re after, you’ve found it.
So when my wife and I moved to Laurel canyon I spent my first year working night and day on the show.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was on a hike to the Grand canyon at age 18 that Shattuck penned her first bucket list.
From Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader to Mrs. Robinson | Brandy Zadrozny | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs he entered the canyon, he clutched his chest and fell to the sidewalk.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius | Mark Whitaker | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Biggest Loser is back for its 16th season, with its “Comeback canyon” edition featuring former athletes.
‘The Biggest Loser’ Could Be TV’s Most Important Show Ever | Daniela Drake | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe protest at Recapture canyon was non-violent, though there were guns present.
How Cliven Bundy and the Land Rights Movement Screws Native Americans | Caitlin Dickson | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd presently we galloped across a mile or two of level grassland and pulled up on the very brink of Sage Creek canyon.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairCautiously we retraced our steps from the lower end of the flat, and turned into the narrow mouth of the canyon.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThen dawn flung itself impetuously across the hills, and the naked rim of the canyon took form in a shifting whirl of smoke.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThen he broke off, and when he next gave hint of his whereabouts, it was to hail us from the nearest point on the canyon rim.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairStooping, lest our heads furnish a target, we splashed along in the shallow water till we reached the mouth of the canyon.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for canyon
caon
/ (ˈkænjən) /
a gorge or ravine, esp in North America, usually formed by the down-cutting of a river in a dry area where there is insufficient rainfall to erode the sides of the valley
Origin of canyon
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Scientific definitions for canyon
[ kăn′yən ]
A long, deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls, cut into the Earth by running water and often having a stream at the bottom.
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