canyon

IPA: kˈænjʌn

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.
An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.
A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.
An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.
A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

Examples of "canyon" in Sentences

Â Geologists believe that the canyon is over 17 million years old.
And up our canyon is a cave that I used to play was Minervy's cave.
A concrete canyon is as depressing as a strip mall. efgoldman Says:
Â The canyon is 277 miles long and ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles.
Back up the canyon from the lip of the hole all marks were likewise removed.
We tied up our horses directly across a huge canyon from the cliff he was perched on.
From between the knolls, a feeder to the main canyon and likewise fringed with redwoods, emerged a smaller canyon.
(Hence my disastrously limited posting lately.) The canyon is OK, but it seems to be impressive due only to its size.
Here the Dyea River became a rushing mountain torrent, plunging out of a dark canyon from the glaciers that fed it far above.