Canyon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The English form of the Spanish word cañon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See cañon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ravine   
    Variant
    cañon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dalles    ravine    dale    vale    valley    gulch   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    banyan    companion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ravine    cavern    chasm    valley    precipice    cliff    crater    bluff    glen    creek