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downcanyon

downcanyon adjective: closer to the bottom of a canyon.

Adjective

downcanyon (comparative more downcanyon, superlative most downcanyon)

  1. Closer to the bottom of a canyon
    • My house is downcanyon from his.

Adverb

downcanyon (comparative more downcanyon, superlative most downcanyon)

  1. Travelling in the direction of the canyon slope.
    • The glacier slid downcanyon.

Forms of downcanyon

Adjective
comparativemore downcanyon
superlativemost downcanyon
Adverb
comparativemore downcanyon
superlativemost downcanyon

Origin of downcanyon

From down- + canyon.

Questions about downcanyon

What does downcanyon mean?
Downcanyon means closer to the bottom of a canyon.
What part of speech is downcanyon?
Downcanyon can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near downcanyon in the dictionary

  1. downcall
  2. downcalled
  3. downcalling
  4. downcalls
  5. downcame
  6. downcanyon
  7. downcard
  8. downcards
  9. downcase
  10. downcased
  11. downcases

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