canyon
noun/ˈkænjən/
/ˈkænjən/
- a deep valley with steep sides of rock synonym gorge
- the Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Massive rock formations, mountains and deep canyons present splendid views of nature’s work.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCanyon is used before these nouns:- floor
- road
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish cañón ‘tube’, based on Latin canna ‘reed, cane’.
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