variants
also cañon
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
The two were on the North Kaibab Trail, dubbed the least visited and most difficult of the Grand Canyon’s major inner canyon trails.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
An extreme heat watch was in effect on June 16 when two hikers, aged 67 and 68, were found dead on the North Kaibab Trail, which NPS describes as the most difficult of the major inner canyon trails.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Completed only weeks ago, Genesee Fire Rescue has already used the route three times to assist on medical emergencies in the canyon.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
An extreme heat watch was in effect on June 16 when two hikers, aged 67 and 68, were found dead on the North Kaibab Trail, which NPS describes as the most difficult of the major inner canyon trails.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Completed only weeks ago, Genesee Fire Rescue has already used the route three times to assist on medical emergencies in the canyon.
—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for canyon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyon
Noun
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation.
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This beloved New York State summertime tubing run starts at Table Rock and sends riders through a stunning chasm that cuts through a gorge.
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Along with widespread highs in the 90s, the system will bring high humidity to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Duffus said, with more than two dozen states affected at its peak.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyon. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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