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单词 canyon
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•yon /ˈkænyən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Geology, Geography, Place Namesa deep valley with steep sides.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•yon  (kan′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geology, Geography, Place Namesa deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
Also, cañon. 
  • Latin canna cane) + -on augmentative suffix
  • American Spanish, Spanish cañón a long tube, a hollow, equivalent. to cañ(a) tube (
  • 1835–45, American.
    gorge, gully, ravine, pass, gap, arroyo, coulee.

Can•yon  (kan′yən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa town in N Texas. 10,724.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
canyon, cañon /ˈkænjən/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish cañón, from caña tube, from Latin canna cane
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