Synonyms for canyon
ˈkæn yəncanyon

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1. canyonnoun

   Synonyms:
   ravine, valley, dalles, vale, dale, gulch

2. canyonnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   valley, dalles, ravine, dale, vale, gulch

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1. canyon, canonnoun

   a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

   Synonyms:
   canon

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1. • Ravine

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1. canyonnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Sp. cañon], gorge, ravine, gulch

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1. canyonnoun

   Synonyms:
   gorge, ravine, gulch

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1. List of paraphrases for "canyon":

   canyons, barrel

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1. Van Dam:

   This is a rare occurrence that took place because cool, damp air became trapped in the lower levels of the canyon, it was literally stuck underneath a warm layer of air just above. In the meteorological world, this is referred to as an inversion when the temperature actually warms with height (as opposed to it cooling with a rise in altitude).

2. Kyrsten Sinema:

   Demands to eliminate this threshold from whichever party holds the fleeting majority amount to a group of people separated on two sides of a canyon shouting that solution to their colleagues. I understand there’s some on both sides of the aisle, how embarrassing for Joe Biden.

3. Elissa Wall:

   I had two young sisters that I loved with every fiber of my soul that I couldn’t protect because there was this giant canyon between us, it took me meeting a very important prosecutor and investigators that were kind and trustworthy that I could come forward and begin to tell my story… [But] I had no idea I would end up testifying against Warren. My goal wasn’t to take Warren down. My goal was to protect my sisters.

4. Washington County:

   In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the flood.

5. Tanya Paul:

   These birds are talking a lot, and they have definitely perched in places where they can see Jack and Reetah, the two bald eagles in our Eagle Canyon habitat.