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单词 canyons
释义

canyon

noun

can·​yon ˈkan-yən How to pronounce canyon (audio)
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

Synonyms

  • col
  • couloir
  • defile
  • flume
  • gap
  • gill [British]
  • gorge
  • gulch
  • gulf
  • kloof [South African]
  • linn [chiefly Scottish]
  • notch
  • pass
  • ravine
  • saddle
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Example Sentences

as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
Recent Examples on the Web Lake Mead's declining levels have been clearly visible in the canyon walls that surround the reservoir near Hoover Dam. Shaun Mckinnon, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2022 The site boasted a camp canteen, hiking and biking trails, and a pair of golden eagles that had taken residence high up on the canyon walls. Jiakai Chang, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2021 Like Fisher, Perez hopes the plan will be followed by state and local government bodies as a way to properly address the growing number of visitors in the canyon. Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 This is a family-friendly hike, and dogs are permitted in the canyon. Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 This is a must-see as the waterfall is spectacular and there are many rainbows in the canyon on sunny days. Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 24 June 2022 Although the manageable terrain invites hikers of all levels, new hikers sometimes have trouble navigating through the canyon. Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 More than three decades have passed since the D.O.C. survived that wreck and the surgery that followed, and his voice still sounds a bit like wind dragging loose gravel through a canyon. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2022 But for a cushier, more luxurious trip through the canyon, consider the Royal Gorge Railroad, a dining train that winds through exquisite natural scenery from Cañon City to Parkdale and offers several daily departures. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish cañón, probably alteration of obsolete Spanish callón, augmentative of calle street, from Latin callis footpath

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

canyon

noun

can·​yon
ˈkan-yən
: a deep valley with steep sides and often a stream flowing through it

canyons

noun

variants also cañons
plural of canyon
as in ravines
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ravines
  • gorges
  • valleys
  • crevices
  • gulches
  • gaps
  • abysses
  • fissures
  • saddles
  • flumes
  • trenches
  • couloirs
  • cols
  • kloofs
  • defiles
  • passes
  • chasms
  • linns
  • gills
  • notches
  • crevasses
  • cirques
  • clefts
  • glens
  • gulfs
  • hollows
  • gullies
  • basins
  • arroyos
  • dales
  • vales
  • gutters
  • coulees
  • dells
  • gulleys
  • combes
  • floodplains
  • wadis
  • barrancas
  • kettles
  • troughs
  • coombes
  • washes
  • cwms
  • coombs
  • nullahs
  • barrancos
  • draws
  • shut-ins
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