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canyon

noun
/ˈkænjən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.

  1. borrowed from cañón

Definitions

  1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

    • 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.

  2. Of water, liquid, or another substance, to flow in or into a canyon.

  3. An unincorporated community in Algoma district, in north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. An unincorporated community in Kenora district, in north-western Ontario, Canada.

    2. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United…

      An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, United States.

    3. A ghost town and former gold mining town in El Dorado County, California, United States.

    4. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

    5. A city, the county seat of Randall County, Texas, United States.

    6. A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.

    7. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

    8. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for canyon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA