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canyon
(encz) | canyon,kaňon Jiří Šmoldas |
canyon
(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.]
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Canyon
(gcide) | Canyon \Can"yon\, n.
The English form of the Spanish word Ca[~n]on.
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canyon
(wn) | canyon
n 1: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
[syn: canyon, canon] |
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canyons
(encz) | canyons,kaňony Jiří Šmoldas |
grand canyon
(encz) | Grand Canyon, |
Canyon
(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]Canyon \Can"yon\, n.
The English form of the Spanish word Ca[~n]on.
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canyons
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
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The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii.
4.
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Sweet interchange
Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
--Milton.
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Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually
the results of erosion by water, and are called
gorges, ravines, canyons, gulches, etc.
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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.
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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.
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bryce canyon national park
(wn) | Bryce Canyon National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions |
canyon live oak
(wn) | canyon live oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak,
iron oak, Quercus chrysolepis] |
canyon oak
(wn) | canyon oak
n 1: medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged
leaves [syn: canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak,
iron oak, Quercus chrysolepis] |
canyon treefrog
(wn) | canyon treefrog
n 1: a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy
jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and
northern Mexico [syn: canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor] |
canyonlands national park
(wn) | Canyonlands National Park
n 1: a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient
cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the
Colorado River |
canyonside
(wn) | canyonside
n 1: the steeply sloping side of a canyon |
cataract canyon
(wn) | Cataract Canyon
n 1: a tributary of the Grand Canyon |
glen canyon dam
(wn) | Glen Canyon Dam
n 1: a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona |
grand canyon
(wn) | Grand Canyon
n 1: the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern
Arizona |
grand canyon national park
(wn) | Grand Canyon National Park
n 1: a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon
of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and
fossil plants and animals |
grand canyon state
(wn) | Grand Canyon State
n 1: a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand
Canyon [syn: Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ] |
kings canyon national park
(wn) | Kings Canyon National Park
n 1: a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees
and alpine lakes and glaciers |
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