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
Example sentences :
  • 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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