canyon
IPA: kˈænjʌn
noun
- 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.
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Examples of "canyon" in Sentences
- The remainder of the canyon is private land.
- The man traveled the canyon with his friends.
- A hiking trail leads to the edge of the canyon.
- The town is located in the canyon of the river Zrmanja.
- An active tectonic fault runs the length of the canyon.
- The freight trade led to the settlement of the canyon itself.
- Erosion by wind and rain continued the formation of the canyon.
- Hells Canyon Wilderness is a portion of the Hieroglyphic Mountains.
- In a steep canyon, the side walls of the canyon can also be undercut.
- Alaska Canyon is a deeply incised canyon in the north face of Michigan Plateau.