Synonyms for canyon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kan-yuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn yən |
Définition of canyon
Origin :- "narrow valley between cliffs," 1834, from Mexican Spanish cañon, extended sense of Spanish cañon "a pipe, tube; deep hollow, gorge," augmentative of cano "a tube," from Latin canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). But earlier spelling callon (1560s) might suggest a source in calle "street."
- noun gulf in mountain area
- Between its Babel towers narrow Nassau Street was like a canyon.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Linda slid down the side of the canyon with the deftness of the expert.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- And it's just about ready to start for its very own cave in the canyon.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- When they approached the entrance to the canyon, gradually Linda slowed down.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- "I can show you where she followed me, straight up the face of the canyon, almost," she said.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- An' I found down below there two stones just marked with a picture of the canyon.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- I followed with the others round the corner to arrive at the brink of the canyon.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- So sure of this was he that he stepped boldly from the canyon's end.
- Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
- Her eyes were upon the darkening walls of the canyon toward which they were traveling.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Below him the rocks and dirt went steep to the canyon floor.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
Antonyms for canyon
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