canyon
See also: Canyon
English
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Pronunciation
- enPR: kănʹ-yən, IPA(key): /ˈkænjən/
- Rhymes: -ænjən
- Hyphenation: can‧yon
Noun
canyon (plural canyons)
- A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
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- 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.
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Derived terms
Terms derived from canyon
Translations
a valley cut in rock by a river
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French
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ɲɔn/
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