'Canyon' definitions:
Definition of 'canyon'
From: WordNet
noun
A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall [syn: canyon, canon]
Definition of 'Canyon'
From: GCIDE
- Canyon \Can"yon\, n. The English form of the Spanish word {Ca[~n]on}. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'canyon'
From: GCIDE
- Canon \Ca*[~n]on"\ (k[aum]*ny[-o]n"; anglicized k[a^]n"y[u^]n), n. [Sp., a tube or hollow, fr. ca[~n]a reed, fr. L. canna. See Cane.] A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses. [Mexico & Western U. S.] [Also spelled canyon.] [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'canyon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abysm,
- abyss,
- arroyo,
- box canyon,
- breach,
- break,
- cavity,
- chap,
- chasm,
- check,
- chimney,
- chink,
- cleft,
- cleuch,
- clough,
- col,
- coulee,
- couloir,
- crack,
- cranny,
- crevasse,
- crevice,
- cut,
- cwm,
- defile,
- dell,
- dike,
- ditch,
- donga,
- draw,
- excavation,
- fault,
- fissure,
- flaw,
- flume,
- fracture,
- furrow,
- gap,
- gape,
- gash,
- gill,
- gorge,
- groove,
- gulch,
- gulf,
- gully,
- hole,
- incision,
- joint,
- kloof,
- leak,
- moat,
- notch,
- nullah,
- opening,
- pass,
- passage,
- ravine,
- rent,
- rift,
- rime,
- rupture,
- scissure,
- seam,
- slit,
- slot,
- split,
- trench,
- valley,
- void,
- wadi
Canyon, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Canyon, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
12875
Housing Units (2000) :
5091
Land area (2000) :
4.951991 sq. miles (12.825598 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.951991 sq. miles (12.825598 sq. km)
FIPS code :
12532
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
34.979326 N, 101.925849 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
79015
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Canyon -- U.S. County in Idaho
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Canyon -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000) :
131441
Housing Units (2000) :
47965
Land area (2000) :
589.718245 sq. miles (1527.363178 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
13.791227 sq. miles (35.719112 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
603.509472 sq. miles (1563.082290 sq. km)
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
43.618140 N, 116.673633 W
Words containing 'Canyon'
- canyons,
- American Canyon,
- Box Canyon,
- Canyon City,
- Canyon City, OR,
- Canyon County,
- Canyon Day,
- Canyon Lake,
- Canyon Rim,
- Canyon, ID,
- Canyon, TX,
- Copper Canyon,
- Harbison Canyon,
- Homewood Canyon,
- Keams Canyon,
- Mission Canyon,
- Ransom Canyon,
- Timbercreek Canyon,
- Toro Canyon,
- canyon oak,
- canyon treefrog,
- cataract canyon,
- grand canyon,
- American Canyon, CA,
- Black Canyon City,
- Box Canyon, TX,
- Canyon County, ID,
- Canyon Day, AZ,
- Canyon Lake, CA,
- Canyon Lake, TX,
- Canyon Rim, UT,
- Copper Canyon, TX,
- Grand Canyon Village,
- Harbison Canyon, CA,
- Homewood Canyon, CA,
- Keams Canyon, AZ,
- Mission Canyon, CA,
- Ransom Canyon, TX,
- Timbercreek Canyon, TX,
- Toro Canyon, CA,
- canyon live oak,
- glen canyon dam,
- grand canyon state,
- Black Canyon City, AZ,
- Box Canyon-Amistad,
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ,
- bryce canyon national park,
- grand canyon national park,
- kings canyon national park,
- Box Canyon-Amistad, TX,
- Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells,
- Jordan Road-Canyon Creek,
- Homewood Canyon-Valley Wells, CA,
- Jordan Road-Canyon Creek, WA