Thesaurus results for CANYON

canyon

noun

ˈkan-yən

variants also cañon

Definition of canyon

as in ravine

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides

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Recent Examples of canyon When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Among the highlights is a fireside living room leading to a family room that opens out to a canyon-view patio donning a red-brick surface. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 The first, or winter, ranch is a picturesque spread deep in a red and blue rock canyon formed by Range Creek. — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026 New backup cameras are especially helpful when fire crews are backing out of tight canyons, firefighters claim. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for canyon

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Noun

Police said the vehicle then traveled down a steep embankment and struck a large tree before coming to rest in a ravine.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
On the way back, a vehicle in the convoy veered off the road and fell into a ravine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of ravine

Noun

Often called the Grand Canyon of the East, the park is known for its dramatic Genesee River gorge, cliffs reaching 600 feet, and three major waterfalls.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026
The Ivy League college where fraternities throw parties in towering mansions and students weave between deep gorges on their way to class is being rocked over the handling of rape allegations from 2024.

— Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of gorge

Noun

Brown lost the valley, and the race, to Bernie Moreno, a luxury-car dealer from suburban Cleveland, in the most expensive non-Presidential election in American history, according to AdImpact.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
The magazine, which is celebrating 50 years as the leading voice in luxury, held an invitation-only gathering in the increasingly upscale mountain valley to spotlight this year’s top honorees.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026

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