cañonn.³

/ˈkanjən/

Forms: Also cannon, canon, canyon n.

Etymology: < Spanish cañon tube, pipe, conduit, barrel, cannon, etc. (augmentative of caña < Latin canna reed, pipe, quill, cane n.¹; thus the same word as Italian cannone , Portuguese canhão , Provençal canon , French canon , English cannon , and canion ), but spec. applied by the Spaniards of New Mexico in the sense in which it has been adopted from them by their English-speaking neighbours. In order to retain the pronunciation and prevent confusion with canon , which would result from the frequent want of the Spanish letter ñ, ñ (enye ), in English typography, the word is frequently spelt canyon n.

A deep gorge or ravine at the bottom of which a river or stream flows between high and often vertical sides; a physical feature characteristic of the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the western plateaus of North America.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine

cloughc1330

heugha1400

straitc1400

gillc1440

gulfa1533

gull1553

gap1555

coomb1578

gullet1600

nick1606

goyle1617

gully1637

nullah1656

ravine1687

barrancaa1691

kloof1731

ravin1746

water gap1756

gorge1769

arroyo1777

quebrada1787

rambla1789

flume1792

linn1799

cañada1814

gulch1832

cañon1834

canyon1837

khud1837

couloir1855

draw1864

box canyon1869

sitch1888

tangi1901

opena1903

1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 20 Two cañons ran up into the bosom of the ridge (by which word cañon the Spaniards express a deep, narrow hollow among the mountains).

1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. 111 The Platte forces its way through a barrier of table lands, forming one of those striking peculiarities incident to mountain streams, called a ‘cañon’.

1850 B. Taylor Eldorado (1862) xxvii. 287 The word cañon (meaning, in Spanish, a funnel) has a peculiar adaptation to these cleft channels through which the rivers are poured.

1863 Let. fr. Vancouver's Isl. in Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 7/2 Through what is called a cannon (pronounced kanyon), a vast gorge formed by perpendicular rocks.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 228 Deep, rocky cañons, where the dense foliage and precipitous walls shut out the sun, and a perpetual twilight prevails.

1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iii. ii. ii. §3. 379 The Grand Cañon of the Colorado river is 300 miles long, and in some places more than 6000 feet in depth.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1879 J. Beerbohm Wanderings in Patagonia v. 65 The tracks suddenly turned and went up the cañon-side on to the plain.

C2.

cañon-finch n. (see quot.)

ΚΠ

1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 212 The canon finch (Pipilo mesoleucus).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

cañonv.¹

/ˈkanjən/

Etymology: < cañon n.³

1. intransitive. To form, or flow in, a cañon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (intransitive)] > cut channels or holes

gull1587

gutter1632

cañon1851

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. v. 58 The stream, after running parallel to the ridge, swept round and cañoned through it.

1911 J. S. Chase Yosemite Trails 208 Above it ‘cañons’ to the long gorge that is known as the Grand Cañon.

2. transitive. To pierce with cañons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (transitive)] > cut channels or holes

gull1577

rout1726

wash1766

scour1773

gully1775

erode1830

gorge1849

ravine1858

ream1859

channel1862

canyon1878

to plough out1886

cañon1889

incise1893

runnel1920

1889 J. S. Diller in 8th Ann. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. 1886–7: Pt. 1 426 Deeply cañoned by numerous streams.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	cañon
释义	cañonn.³ /ˈkanjən/ Forms: Also cannon, canon, canyon n. Etymology: < Spanish cañon tube, pipe, conduit, barrel, cannon, etc. (augmentative of caña < Latin canna reed, pipe, quill, cane n.¹; thus the same word as Italian cannone , Portuguese canhão , Provençal canon , French canon , English cannon , and canion ), but spec. applied by the Spaniards of New Mexico in the sense in which it has been adopted from them by their English-speaking neighbours. In order to retain the pronunciation and prevent confusion with canon , which would result from the frequent want of the Spanish letter ñ, ñ (enye ), in English typography, the word is frequently spelt canyon n. A deep gorge or ravine at the bottom of which a river or stream flows between high and often vertical sides; a physical feature characteristic of the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the western plateaus of North America. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > valley > [noun] > gorge or ravine cloughc1330 heugha1400 straitc1400 gillc1440 gulfa1533 gull1553 gap1555 coomb1578 gullet1600 nick1606 goyle1617 gully1637 nullah1656 ravine1687 barrancaa1691 kloof1731 ravin1746 water gap1756 gorge1769 arroyo1777 quebrada1787 rambla1789 flume1792 linn1799 cañada1814 gulch1832 cañon1834 canyon1837 khud1837 couloir1855 draw1864 box canyon1869 sitch1888 tangi1901 opena1903 1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 20 Two cañons ran up into the bosom of the ridge (by which word cañon the Spaniards express a deep, narrow hollow among the mountains). 1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. 111 The Platte forces its way through a barrier of table lands, forming one of those striking peculiarities incident to mountain streams, called a ‘cañon’. 1850 B. Taylor Eldorado (1862) xxvii. 287 The word cañon (meaning, in Spanish, a funnel) has a peculiar adaptation to these cleft channels through which the rivers are poured. 1863 Let. fr. Vancouver's Isl. in Daily Tel. 17 Nov. 7/2 Through what is called a cannon (pronounced kanyon), a vast gorge formed by perpendicular rocks. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 228 Deep, rocky cañons, where the dense foliage and precipitous walls shut out the sun, and a perpetual twilight prevails. 1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iii. ii. ii. §3. 379 The Grand Cañon of the Colorado river is 300 miles long, and in some places more than 6000 feet in depth. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1879 J. Beerbohm Wanderings in Patagonia v. 65 The tracks suddenly turned and went up the cañon-side on to the plain. C2. cañon-finch n. (see quot.) ΚΠ 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 212 The canon finch (Pipilo mesoleucus). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). cañonv.¹ /ˈkanjən/ Etymology: < cañon n.³ 1. intransitive. To form, or flow in, a cañon. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (intransitive)] > cut channels or holes gull1587 gutter1632 cañon1851 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. v. 58 The stream, after running parallel to the ridge, swept round and cañoned through it. 1911 J. S. Chase Yosemite Trails 208 Above it ‘cañons’ to the long gorge that is known as the Grand Cañon. 2. transitive. To pierce with cañons. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > erode [verb (transitive)] > cut channels or holes gull1577 rout1726 wash1766 scour1773 gully1775 erode1830 gorge1849 ravine1858 ream1859 channel1862 canyon1878 to plough out1886 cañon1889 incise1893 runnel1920 1889 J. S. Diller in 8th Ann. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. 1886–7: Pt. 1 426 Deeply cañoned by numerous streams. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.³1834v.¹1851
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