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
There are thousand-foot-deep canyons, sandstone cliffs, waterfalls, disc golf, and geocaching.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Today, visitors flock to the canyons to take in the soil’s pink, orange, red, and purple coloring.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Immigration Canyon is one of those classic, great motorcycle canyons.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Many of the park’s main canyons and stunning rock features were carved by glaciers over millions of years.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Today, visitors flock to the canyons to take in the soil’s pink, orange, red, and purple coloring.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Immigration Canyon is one of those classic, great motorcycle canyons.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Many of the park’s main canyons and stunning rock features were carved by glaciers over millions of years.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canyon
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Four people were killed and another was severely injured on Thursday when their cable car crashed into a ravine in Italy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This scenic gorge captivates in winter, when water rushing over the vertical cliff walls freezes into a silent, crystal cathedral of blue-and-white icicles.—
Lisa Kadane,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
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Visitors can get a great tour of the park via the 83-mile scenic drive that offers stunning views of the river and its gorge around every twist and turn of the three-hour journey.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Unlike much of California’s coastal range, which runs north to south, the Purisima Hills and Santa Rosa Hills form a channel that allows the full force of the Pacific Ocean’s marine layer and ocean breezes to traverse the valley corridors.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Romans established Londinium just north of the river’s marshy valley after invading Britain in 43 C.E. Colossal wooden quays stood on the ancient settlement’s riverbank.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyon. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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