Look up: canyon

1. canyon
   [n] - (North America) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
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2. canyon
   a deep gorge or ravine with steep sides,at the bottom of which a river flows Category: The cosmos
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3. Canyon
   Can'yon noun The English form of the Spanish word Cañon .
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4. canyon
   canon noun a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
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5. canyon
   a valley with exceptionally steep sides, usually carved by a fast-flowing river that may or may not still be in evidence
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6. Canyon
   • (n.) The English form of the Spanish word Ca
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7. canyon
   (from the article `alluvial fan`) Alluvial fans border the mountain fronts with the apex of each fan just within a canyon mouth that serves as the outlet for a mountain drainage ... Perhaps the most famous example of a canyon is the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in northern Arizona. The Grand Canyon is about 1.6 km (1 mile) ... ...
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8. Canyon
   city, seat (1889) of Randall county, northern Texas, U.S., in the Texas Panhandle, 16 miles (26 km) south of Amarillo, at a point where the Palo Duro ...
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9. Canyon
   Canyon is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Canyon` The name Canyon doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Canyon seems to be unique!
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10. Canyon
    Steep-sided valley where depth is considerably greater than width. These features are the result of stream erosion.
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11. CANYON
    (1) A deep valley with steep to vertical walls; in karst frequently formed by a river rising on impervious rocks outside the karst area. (2) A deep, elongated cavity cut by running water in the roof or floor of a cave or forming a cave passage.
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12. Canyon
    In geography a canyon is a narrow, deep gorge, with steep sides, cut by a river through soft rock in a dry region. The biggest and best known is the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, USA.
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13. canyon
    Deep, narrow valley or gorge running through mountains. Canyons are formed by stream down-cutting, usually in arid areas, where the rate of down-cutting is greater than the rate of weathering, and where the stream or river receives water from outside the area. There are many canyons in the we...
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14. Canyon
    A `canyon` (occasionally spelled `cañon`) or `gorge` is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon...
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15. Canyon
    (satellite) `CANYON` refers to a series of seven United States spy satellites launched between 1968 and 1977. Also known as AFP-827 , the satellites were developed with the participation of the Air Force. The Canyon project is credited as being the first American satellite system tasked for C...
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16. Canyon
    (band) `Canyon` was a slowcore band from Washington, D.C., newspaper=The Washington Post|date=28 June 2002-->--> Their style was heavily influenced by Americana, folk and country music. History: The band was formed in 1999 after ex-Boys Life member Brandon Butler relocated from Kansas to the ...
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17. Canyon
    (Jimmy Ibbotson album) `Canyon` is the 2007 album by Jimmy Ibbotson. He is notable for writing, singing, and playing a variety of instruments on charting songs released by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Track listing: #"Hummingbird" (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 8:00 #"High Horse / Te...
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18. Canyon
    (Paul Winter album) `Canyon` is an album released in 1985 by Paul Winter, featuring his Paul Winter Consort. It was recorded in a small side canyon located in the Grand Canyon, which the members of the Consort nicknamed Bach`s canyon, due to its 7 second reverberation, which made a per...
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19. Canyon
    (Agawa) `Canyon railway station` is located in the community of Canyon, in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District, northeastern Ontario, Canada. --> It lies on the Algoma Central Railway (ACR) publisher= Ministry of Transportation of Ontario|scale= 1 : 1,600,000|date= 2010-01-01|access...
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