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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Location The Hotel Bel-Air is in an exclusive residential community surrounded by hills, canyons, wildlife, and mature landscaping.
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Both liked casita buildings 37 and 38, situated higher on the grounds and deeper within the canyon than the rest.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
With its steeply sloping canyons descending into the river, visitors are treated to wildly fantastic fall foliage and the New River Gorge Bridge, which is the park's most famous landmark and the longest steel bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024
In the arid canyons of Sedona, Arizona, one retreat emphasizes a return to nature and oneself.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
Both liked casita buildings 37 and 38, situated higher on the grounds and deeper within the canyon than the rest.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
With its steeply sloping canyons descending into the river, visitors are treated to wildly fantastic fall foliage and the New River Gorge Bridge, which is the park's most famous landmark and the longest steel bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024
In the arid canyons of Sedona, Arizona, one retreat emphasizes a return to nature and oneself.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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