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concrete canyon

concrete canyon noun: a space or street surrounded by skyscrapers.

Noun

concrete canyon (plural concrete canyons)

  1. A space or street surrounded by skyscrapers.
    • Take the metro to Háje at the end of line C for a stroll among the concrete canyons.2007, Neil Wilson, Prague
    • Concrete Canyons are but now spacious sky,
      Her children weep for the parents who died.2001-05, William P. Hammond, 9/11 tribute poem at ipsna.com
  2. A narrow street circuit surrounded by concrete walls.

Forms of concrete canyon

pluralconcrete canyons

Questions about concrete canyon

What does concrete canyon mean?
Concrete canyon means a space or street surrounded by skyscrapers.
What part of speech is concrete canyon?
Concrete canyon is a noun.
What is the plural of concrete canyon?
The plural of concrete canyon is concrete canyons.

Words near concrete canyon in the dictionary

  1. concreta
  2. concrete
  3. concrete art
  4. concrete cancer
  5. concrete cancers
  6. concrete canyon
  7. concrete canyons
  8. concrete class
  9. concrete classes
  10. concrete cutter
  11. concrete cutters

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