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:
   canyon, 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. John Nagle:

   They popularized the idea of the beauty of America, as Western exploration continued, and we encountered these places out West, including the geysers of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.

2. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The Grand Canyon fills me with awe, you cannot improve on it. But what you can do is keep it for your children, your children's children and all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American should see.

3. Malcolm McCulloch:

   We have discovered near-pristine, sheer-drop cliffs of over 1,968 feet and mapped structures that are rarely found in other parts of the ocean, it is truly a huge canyon.

4. Doug Ducey:

   Imagining an Arizona without John McCain is like picturing Arizona without the Grand Canyon.

5. Don Marquis:

   Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.