canyon (redirected from Canyons)

can·yon also ca·ñon  (knyn)

n.

A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge.

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[Spanish cañon, augmentative of caña, tube, cane, from Latin canna, reed; see cane.]

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canyon, cañon [ˈkænjən]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a gorge or ravine, esp in North America, usually formed by the down-cutting of a river in a dry area where there is insufficient rainfall to erode the sides of the valley

[from Spanish cañon, from caña tube, from Latin canna cane]

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canyon  (knyn)

A long, deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls, cut into the Earth by running water and often having a stream at the bottom.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

canyon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall canon canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

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canyon

noun gorge, pass, gulf, valley, clough (dialect), gully, ravine, defile, gulch (U.S.), coulee (U.S.) This trail leads down into the canyon.

Translations

canyon [ˈkænjən] N → cañón m

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canyon [ˈkænjən] n → cañon m, canyon m

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canyon, (US) cañon

n → Cañon m

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canyon [ˈkænjən] n → canyon m inv

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canyon [ˈkænjən] n → canyon m inv

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canyon

n canyon [ˈkӕnjən]

a deep valley between high steep banks, usually containing a river the Grand Canyon. canyon وادٍ ضَيِّقُ عَميقٌ каньон kaňon kløft; slugt der Canyon φαράγγι cañón kanjon درۀ تنگ kanjoni canyon קֶניוֹן गंभीर खडड, घाटी kanjon kanyon ngarai (ár)gljúfur canyon 峡谷 협곡 kanjonas kanjons ngarai ravijn dyp elvedal, gjel, juv kanion desfiladeiro canion каньон kaňon kanjon kanjon kanjon หุบเขาลึก vâdi, kanyon 峽谷 каньйон, глибока ущелина کھڈ ، گہری کھڈ hẽm núi 峡谷