Canyon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkænjən|  American pronunciation of the word canyon
Brit.  |ˈkænjən|  British pronunciation of the word canyon

noun

- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall (syn: canon)

Extra examples

...as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides...

A river once flowed through this canyon.

The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.

This enormous canyon is over a mile deep.

We shouted into the canyon and listened to the echo of our voices.

...took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon...

...we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon...

...we put our bags on the donkey and headed down the canyon...

...as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development...

...tough going for the burros on the canyon trail, even without the added impediment of heavy loads...

...an ineffable beauty descends upon the canyon as the sun begins to set...

...an ineffectual effort to find the trail again did at least lead them to another stunning view of the canyon...

...river rafters staring awestruck at the canyon's nearly perpendicular cliffs...

The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.

...your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing...

Word forms

noun
singular: canyon
plural: canyons
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