variants
or less commonly cañon
1
: a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
2
: something resembling a canyon
the city's concrete canyons
Examples of canyon in a Sentence
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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That initial drive was merely the opening act for the hike-able mesas, canyons, and sky-high sandstone beyond the visitor center gates.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
The octopus inhabits underwater canyons at depths of 3,400 to 5,000 feet.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Colombia is home to some of the most biodiverse lands on the planet: mountainous coffee farms, arid desert canyons, low grasslands, Amazonian jungles, coastal rainforests, and beautiful beaches.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
The researchers also revealed that certain deep-sea topographical features, like canyons and ridges, have attracted much more scientific attention than abyssal plains and seamounts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
The octopus inhabits underwater canyons at depths of 3,400 to 5,000 feet.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Colombia is home to some of the most biodiverse lands on the planet: mountainous coffee farms, arid desert canyons, low grasslands, Amazonian jungles, coastal rainforests, and beautiful beaches.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
The researchers also revealed that certain deep-sea topographical features, like canyons and ridges, have attracted much more scientific attention than abyssal plains and seamounts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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