canyon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- kănʹ-yən
- /ˈkæɲən/
- /ˈkænjən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.
Meanings
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A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends.
1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601:Snow filled her mouth. She caromed off things she never saw, tumbling through a cluttered canyon like a steel marble falling through pins in a pachinko machine.
2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| canyons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cañon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cañón | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Canyon County · canyonlike · canyoning · canyon wren · Muerto Canyon · Canyon City · yodel in the canyon · Pasture Canyon · Grand Canyon · Muerto Canyon hantavirus · precanyon · upcanyon · canyoned · concrete canyon · canyoneering · Canyon Diablo · Silverado Canyon · downcanyon · Willow Canyon · Muerto Canyon virus · canyoneer · Marble Canyon · urban canyon · slot canyon · Canyonlands · Canyon Lake · canyonland · Keams Canyon · canyonless · Copper Canyon · Hells Canyon · box canyon · canyon oak · canyoner
Synonyms
ravine · dalles · dale · valley · valley · dell · gulch · slade · combe · vale · vale · dale · gorge
Translations (88)
kk каньон (a valley cut in rock by a river) · mk кањон (a valley cut in rock by a river) · is gljúfur (a valley cut in rock by a river) · pt canhão (a valley cut in rock by a river) · pl kanion (a valley cut in rock by a river) · lt kanjonas (a valley cut in rock by a river) · de Felsschlucht (a valley cut in rock by a river) · grc φάραγξ (a valley cut in rock by a river) · oc congost (a valley cut in rock by a river) · hu kanyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · th หุบเขา (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ms ngarai (a valley cut in rock by a river) · lv kanjons (a valley cut in rock by a river) · twf kayúnena (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ko 협곡 (a valley cut in rock by a river) · eo kanjono (a valley cut in rock by a river) · id kanyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ka კანიონი (a valley cut in rock by a river) · fi kanjoni (a valley cut in rock by a river) · mi kopi (a valley cut in rock by a river) · hu hegyszoros (a valley cut in rock by a river) · es barranca (a valley cut in rock by a river) · pl przełom (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ota دره (a valley cut in rock by a river) · hu szurdok (a valley cut in rock by a river) · nv tsékooh (a valley cut in rock by a river) · fa ژرفدرّه (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ar أُخْدُود (a valley cut in rock by a river) · de Schlucht (a valley cut in rock by a river) · it gola (a valley cut in rock by a river) · hi घाटी (a valley cut in rock by a river) · be каньён (a valley cut in rock by a river) · fr canyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · de Klamm (a valley cut in rock by a river) · da kløft (a valley cut in rock by a river) · nl kloof (a valley cut in rock by a river) · pt cânion (a valley cut in rock by a river) · es cañadón (a valley cut in rock by a river) · el φαράγγι (a valley cut in rock by a river) · fr gorge (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ota بوغاز (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ro defileu (a valley cut in rock by a river) · nb canyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · fa کانیون (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ca congost (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sh kànjōn (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sq gryka (a valley cut in rock by a river) · pt desfiladeiro (a valley cut in rock by a river) · et kanjon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · cs kaňon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sl kanjon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · tr kanyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · uz kanyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · af kloof (a valley cut in rock by a river) · tl sabak (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ro canion (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sv kanjon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · hy ձոր (a valley cut in rock by a river) · vi vực (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sk kaňon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ru каньо́н (a valley cut in rock by a river) · bg каньо́н (a valley cut in rock by a river) · twf hə̏olune (a valley cut in rock by a river) · hu szoros (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sq grykë (a valley cut in rock by a river) · gsw Schluecht (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sh ка̀њо̄н (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ast canga (a valley cut in rock by a river) · br kanienn (a valley cut in rock by a river) · vi hẻm núi (a valley cut in rock by a river) · la pyla (a valley cut in rock by a river) · uk каньйо́н (a valley cut in rock by a river) · he קַנְיוֹן (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ar تَلْعَة (a valley cut in rock by a river) · cmn 峽谷 /峡谷 (a valley cut in rock by a river) · el χαράδρα (a valley cut in rock by a river) · th โกรกธาร (a valley cut in rock by a river) · gl canón (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ms kanyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · sq kanion (a valley cut in rock by a river) · an foz (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ja 峡谷 (a valley cut in rock by a river) · id ngarai (a valley cut in rock by a river) · ar خَانِق (a valley cut in rock by a river) · es cañón (a valley cut in rock by a river) · kw kanyon (a valley cut in rock by a river) · pdt Schlucht (a valley cut in rock by a river) · fi kuru (a valley cut in rock by a river)