Meaning of Canyon | Babel Free
ˈkænjənDefinitions
- An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
- A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.
- A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.
- A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
- A surname.
Equivalents
Examples
“After we have⟳ crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form⟳ the Greta, however, we see⟳ ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train⟳ now descends.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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