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canyonVery narrow, deep valley cut by a river through resistant rock and having steep, almost vertical sides. Canyons occur most often in arid or semiarid regions. Some canyons (e.g., the Grand Canyon) are spectacular natural features. See also submarine canyon. canyon, cañon a gorge or ravine, esp in North America, usually formed by the down-cutting of a river in a dry area where there is insufficient rainfall to erode the sides of the valley canyon [′kan·yən] (geography) A chasm, gorge, or ravine cut in the surface of the earth by running water; the sides are steep and form cliffs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But before he reached the bottom of the canyon he again was forced to the realization that his great strength was waning, and when he dropped exhausted at the foot of the cliff and saw before him the opposite wall that must be scaled, he bared his fighting fangs and growled. They had entered a narrow canyon when Number Twelve went down beneath a half dozen parangs. We left the old town of Sonoma to the right and rode up a canyon that lay between outlying buttresses of the mountain. |
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