Canyon
['kænjən]
Definition
(noun.) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall.
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Definition
(n.) The English form of the Spanish word Caon.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Sp. Cañon], Gorge, ravine, gulch.
Editor: William
Definition
Same as Ca駉n.
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Examples
- The precipice on the opposite side of the canyon is well perforated with the small holes they dug in the rock to live in. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This narrow canyon street in the lower part of the Borough of Manhattan is the financial center of New York City. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Some turn off from their voluntary pilgrimage down the Iss, and, scaling the awful walls of its canyon below us, stop in the valley. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The Grand Canyon? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Their wild cries echoed in the canyon for a short time, and then all was still once more. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- It runs far beneath the ice field, and below the level of the Valley Otz, but its canyon is open here. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The gorge was almost a canyon here, where the brook, that the bridge was flung over, merged with the main stream of the pass. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was fun, scurrying around the breezy hills and through the beautiful canyons. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- These big trees grow at an altitude between 4,000 and 7,000 feet, and, whether individual or in groves, they are found in protected valleys, canyons, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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