canyon

  • 11canyon — ☆ canyon [kan′yən ] n. [AmSp cañón < Sp, a pipe, tube, gorge < caño, a tube < L canna, a reed: see CANE] a long, narrow valley between high cliffs, often with a stream flowing through it …

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  • 12Canyon — For other uses, see Canyon (disambiguation). Gorge redirects here. For the figure from Greek mythology, see Gorge (mythology). For the old English meaning, see throat. Grand Canyon, Arizona …

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  • 13Canyon — Pour les articles homonymes, voir canyon (homonymie) et gorge. Canyon de Hoodoos, Parc national de Bryce Canyon dans l Utah …

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  • 15canyon — /kan yeuhn/, n. a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Also, cañon. [1835 45, Amer.; < AmerSp, Sp cañón a long tube, a hollow, equiv. to cañ(a) tube ( < L canna CANE) + on aug. suffix] Syn. gorge, gully, ravine,&#8230; …

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  • 16Canyon — /kan yeuhn/, n. a town in N Texas. 10,724. * * * I Very narrow, deep valley cut by a river through resistant rock and having steep, almost vertical sides. Canyons occur most often in arid or semiarid regions. Some canyons (e.g., the Grand Canyon) …

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  • 17Canyon — (as used in expressions) Bryce Canyon, parque nacional Canyon de Chelly National Monument Hells Canyon Kings Canyon, parque nacional Walnut Canyon National Monument …

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  • 18canyon — noun /ˈkænjən/ A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. Syn: dale, dalles, gulch, ravine, vale, valley See Also: Copper Canyon, Grand Canyon, concrete canyon …

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  • 19canyon —    1. A steep walled chasm, gorge, or ravine cut by running water.    2. A chasm that has been formed by a cave stream.    3. A valley formed by collapse of the roof of a long fairly straight cave; a karst valley [10]. Related to corridor.&#8230; …

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  • 20Canyon — Can|yon [ kænjən ], der; s, s [engl. canyon &LT; span. cañón, ↑ Cañon]: engl. Bez. für: Cañon. * * * Canyon   [ kænjən], Cañon …

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