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also cañons
as in ravines
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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Recent Examples of canyons
The colorful living space is as vibrant as blue skies and Red Rock canyons surrounding it.
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Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Those who don't have the proper tires or feel anxious about driving up the canyons are being asked to take public transportation or shuttles.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Underwater avalanches, also known as turbidity currents, are fast-moving flows of water that travel downhill through more than 9,000 submarine canyons across Earth’s oceans.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
Stretching 280 miles long and plunging over 1,000 meters deep, the Agadir Canyon, located off the Morocco, is one of the largest submarine canyons in the world.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
Whether hosting professionals or amateurs, Greater Zion golf offers an array of topographies and geographic features including red rocks, black lava flows, red hills, canyons, plateaus and waterways.
—Michael Loré, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
With its steeply sloping canyons descending into the river, visitors are treated to wildly fantastic fall foliage and the New River Gorge Bridge, which is the park's most famous landmark and the longest steel bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024
In the arid canyons of Sedona, Arizona, one retreat emphasizes a return to nature and oneself.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Management guidance for Bears Ears National Monument is the first plan developed in collaboration with Native American tribes, five of which consider the piney highlands and redrock canyons west of Monticello, Utah a culturally sacred homeland.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Those who don't have the proper tires or feel anxious about driving up the canyons are being asked to take public transportation or shuttles.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Underwater avalanches, also known as turbidity currents, are fast-moving flows of water that travel downhill through more than 9,000 submarine canyons across Earth’s oceans.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
Stretching 280 miles long and plunging over 1,000 meters deep, the Agadir Canyon, located off the Morocco, is one of the largest submarine canyons in the world.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2024
Whether hosting professionals or amateurs, Greater Zion golf offers an array of topographies and geographic features including red rocks, black lava flows, red hills, canyons, plateaus and waterways.
—Michael Loré, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
With its steeply sloping canyons descending into the river, visitors are treated to wildly fantastic fall foliage and the New River Gorge Bridge, which is the park's most famous landmark and the longest steel bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2024
In the arid canyons of Sedona, Arizona, one retreat emphasizes a return to nature and oneself.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Management guidance for Bears Ears National Monument is the first plan developed in collaboration with Native American tribes, five of which consider the piney highlands and redrock canyons west of Monticello, Utah a culturally sacred homeland.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Canyons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canyons. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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