canyon


Definition: Meaning of, canyon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkanjən /

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canyon canyons
[countable]
  1. a deep valley with very steep sides of rock that usually has a river running through it
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canyon used in phrases

  • Bryce Canyon National Park (noun)
    1. a national park in Utah having multicoloured rock erosions
  • Cataract Canyon (noun)
    1. a tributary of the Grand Canyon
  • Glen Canyon Dam (noun)
    1. a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona
  • Grand Canyon
    1. the Grand Canyon a very large, deep GORGE (= a steep-sided valley cut by a river) in the US state of Arizona
  • Grand Canyon National Park (noun)
    1. a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
  • Grand Canyon State (noun)
    1. a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
  • Kings Canyon National Park (noun)
    1. a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
  • box canyon (noun)
    1. American English a deep narrow valley with very straight sides and no way out [=  gorge]
  • canyon live oak (noun)
    1. medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
  • canyon oak (noun)
    1. medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
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