Plural of canyon
regular plural
The plural of canyon is canyons.
Forms of canyon
| Singular | canyon /ˈkænjən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | canyons |
| Countable | countable |
Canyons in a sentence
- She could stand on a rocky surface, scoop up a gloveful of dirt, and explore extinct volcanoes and ancient canyons.From the entry gloveful
- The ramps are seen in the walls of canyons incised subparallel to the paleoflow direction.2002 January 1, Stephen G. Evans, Jerome V. DeGraff, Catastrophic Landslides: Effects, Occurrence, and Mechanisms, Geological Society of…. From the entry sturzstrom
- The group stood motionless as an entire stream of creatures emerged from the canyons and then passed through, one after another.2022 November 8, Kay Chronister, Desert Creatures, Erewhon, →ISBN. From the entry creature
- Take the metro to Háje at the end of line C for a stroll among the concrete canyons.2007, Neil Wilson, Prague. From the entry concrete canyon
- Jungle clung to the canyons, but there were broad expanses of brushland grown with mesquite and agave and flowering redbird cactus.1998, Robert Stone, Bear and His Daughter: Stories, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry redbird cactus
Meaning of canyon
- noun A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- verb Of water, liquid, or another substance, to flow in or into a canyon.
Questions about the plural of canyon
- What is the plural of canyon?
- The plural of canyon is canyons.
- Is canyon countable?
- Canyon is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: canyon (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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