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
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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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The view on a trip to the Fiery Furnace canyon in Arches National Park, Utah.
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Blake Snow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Take advantage of springtime before the summer heat with this easy canyon hike in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
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Blake Snow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Take advantage of springtime before the summer heat with this easy canyon hike in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for canyon
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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