canyon
Syllables: can·yon/ˈkænjən/
canyon noun: a valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
Noun
canyon (plural canyons)
- A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends.1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601
- Snow filled her mouth. She caromed off things she never saw, tumbling through a cluttered canyon like a steel marble falling through pins in a pachinko machine.2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times
Verb
canyon (third-person singular simple present canyons, present participle canyoning, simple past and past participle canyoned)
Proper noun capitalized: Canyon
Canyon
- An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.
- A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.
- A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
- A surname.
canyon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
canyon in Hindi
- a valley cut in rock by a river
- घाटी ghāṭī
canyon in Tamil
- குறுகிய பள்ளத்தாக்கு, செங்குத்துப் பள்ளத்தாக்கு, பள்ளவெளி, ஆற்றுக் குடைவு
canyon in Urdu
- تنگ درہ
canyon in Bengali
- গভীর খাদ, গভীর গিরিসংকট
More languagesFewer languages
- canyon in Telugu
- కాన్యన్
- canyon in Malayalam
- ജലപ്രവാഹം മൂലമുണ്ടായ മലയിലെ അഗാധകന്ദരം, മലയിടുക്ക്, ഗിരികന്ദരം
- canyon in Kannada
- ಆಳಕಣಿವೆ, ಆಳವಾದ ಕಮ್ಮರಿ, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಂದರ, ಕಮರಿ
- canyon in Odia
- କ୍ଯ଼ାନିଅନ୍, କ୍ଯ଼ାନିଅନ, କ୍ଯ଼ାନିଯ଼ନ
- canyon in Nepali
- क्यानियन, कानियन
- canyon in Tagalog
- sabak
- canyon in Arabic
- خَانِق ḵāniq, أُخْدُود ʔuḵdūd, تَلْعَة talʕa
- canyon in Malay
- ngarai, kanyon
- canyon in Indonesian
- ngarai, kanyon
- canyon in Persian
- کانیون kânyon, ژرفدرّه žarfdarre
- canyon in Thai
- หุบเขา hùp-kǎo, โกรกธาร gròok-taan
- canyon in Vietnamese
- vực, hẻm núi
Examples of canyon in a sentence
- The canyon yawns as it has done for millions of years, and we stand looking, dumbstruck.
- Upon touring the mine, they found it to be a veritable canyon with some monstrous Cats trundling in the background.
- She could stand on a rocky surface, scoop up a gloveful of dirt, and explore extinct volcanoes and ancient canyons.
Synonyms of canyon
Forms of canyon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | canyons |
| alternative form | cañon |
| alternative form | cañón |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | canyons |
| present participle | canyoning |
| past participle | canyoned |
| past | canyoned |
Origin of canyon
Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.
Words formed from canyon
- box canyon
- Canyon City
- Canyon County
- Canyon Diablo
- canyoned
- canyoneer
- canyoneering
- canyoner
- canyoning
- Canyon Lake
- canyonland
- Canyonlands
- canyonless
- canyonlike
- canyon oak
- canyon wren
- concrete canyon
- Copper Canyon
- downcanyon
- Grand Canyon
- Hells Canyon
- Keams Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Muerto Canyon
- Muerto Canyon hantavirus
- Muerto Canyon virus
- Pasture Canyon
- precanyon
- Silverado Canyon
- slot canyon
- upcanyon
- urban canyon
- Willow Canyon
- yodel in the canyon
Phrases with canyon
Words that rhyme with canyon
Questions about canyon
- What does canyon mean?
- Canyon means a valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- What is canyon in Hindi?
- Canyon in Hindi is घाटी (ghāṭī). See Canyon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is canyon?
- Canyon can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce canyon?
- Canyon is pronounced /ˈkænjən/.
- What is the plural of canyon?
- The plural of canyon is canyons.
Words near canyon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: canyon (page history and authors); Canyon (page history and authors); canyon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canyon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canyon (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canyon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canyon (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canyon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); canyon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); canyon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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