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
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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For a time from the late 1880s, Redondo Beach, with its steep, deep offshore canyon, did a brisk trade as a port for lumber to build L.A.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
If your summer vacation plans include exploring sandstone canyons, watching wildlife or gawking at geothermal wonders, this may not be the year to do so at a national park.
—Ruffin Prevost, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The man, identified as Dennis Smith of Olympia, Washington, was attempting to hike from the canyon's South Rim to the North Rim, the park service said.
—Kerry Breen
may 20, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Somehow, this hasn’t happened in San Diego, a city full of neighborhoods with homes adjacent to canyons and wooded areas.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
If your summer vacation plans include exploring sandstone canyons, watching wildlife or gawking at geothermal wonders, this may not be the year to do so at a national park.
—Ruffin Prevost, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The man, identified as Dennis Smith of Olympia, Washington, was attempting to hike from the canyon's South Rim to the North Rim, the park service said.
—Kerry Breen
may 20, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Somehow, this hasn’t happened in San Diego, a city full of neighborhoods with homes adjacent to canyons and wooded areas.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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