American English pronunciation

How to pronounce canyon

IPA transcription: ['kænjən]

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Noun

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

Usage examples

  • Other emigrants followed, camped in the canyon and went to work at mining.
  • What's the weather in Ransom Canyon?
  • Two are songbirds protected by the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve in Travis and Williamson Counties.
  • Wow, look how deep this canyon is!
  • Find the schedule for Grand Canyon Trail.
  • The park's picnic area has a canyon rim vista into the pocket below.
  • The arches loop trail descends and then circumnavigates a bench into the canyon.
  • Small "wagon mines" in Huntington Canyon provided limited employment.
  • Down in the canyon, visitors walk through a woodland of birch and willow.
  • After moving to Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, she shared a house with Anna Gunn.