canyon
noun
[ ˈkanjən ]
• a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in North America.
• "the Grand Canyon"
Similar:
ravine,
gorge,
gully,
pass,
defile,
couloir,
chasm,
abyss,
gulf,
gulch,
coulee,
flume,
arroyo,
barranca,
quebrada,
nullah,
khud,
sloot,
kloof,
donga,
khor,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from Spanish cañón ‘tube’, based on Latin canna ‘reed, cane’.
