German

Noun

Canyon m ‎(genitive Canyons, plural Canyons)

1. canyon

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• cañon

Noun

canyon ‎(plural canyons)

1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
   • 2012 November 14, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times:

     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.

Synonyms

• gorge, dale, dalles, gulch, ravine, vale, valley
• See also Wikisaurus:valley

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• ancony

French

Alternative forms

• cañon

Etymology

From Spanish cañón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɲɔn/

Noun

canyon m ‎(plural canyons)

1. canyon