'canyons' definitions:
Definition of 'canyons'
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- Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. Valleys. [OE. vale, valeie, OF. val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See Vale.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
- The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually the results of erosion by water, and are called gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a reentrant angle. (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. [1913 Webster]
- Valley board (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States.
- Valley rafter, or Valley piece (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley.
- Valley roof (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See Valley, 2, above. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'canyons'
- Canyon,
- 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