A canyon (Spanish: cañón; archaic British English spelling: cañon) or gorge is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. (Wikipedia) (See all definitions)
Caverns, small tunnels and deep, vertically walled, narrow canyons contrast with the well lit, clear waters at the top of the coral ridges.
TRAVEL
They’ll join Elmo as he becomes a cowboy in his musical «The Count-by-Two Kid,» and escorts six kitty-cows through a canyon to the Double Double Dude Dude Ranch Ranch.
PARENTING
Every time we head up the canyon (we’re in West Jordan) I always think «why don’t we do this more often????»
FOOD & BEVERAGES
Negotiate swim throughs, arches and canyons in an undersea landscape shaped by lava.
TRAVEL
I plan on going hiking in the canyon and hopefully, if I’m lucky, see the searing birds of prey: the Condors of the Colca Canyon.
TRAVEL
All Bryce Canyon hikes start at the canyon rim and head down to the valley floor.
TRAVEL
By the time we rejoined the road on the other side of the canyon, I was glad for the extra ground clearance of the more upright crossover.
AUTOMOBILES
The Blue Mountains are an Instagrammer’s dream, with jaw-dropping views over the canyon and mountains, and the lush green rainforest below.
TRAVEL
The study shows how certain cities, particularly in Germany, have worked with scientists to minimise the effects of the urban heat island by careful analysis and mapping of local climate patterns, followed by specific measures to ensure shade in street canyons, cool the air with vegetation and porous paving, or align buildings and open spaces so land and sea breezes can flow freely for ventilation.
POLITICS
Make sure your guide knows you want to take plenty of pictures, since they walk these canyons every day and can help direct you to the best spots.
TRAVEL
The wind was scorched with smoking lard as it whipped through the financial canyon and he could smell the dredge of the cess-filled river.
BOOKS
Morocco has it all: Surfing spots, mountains, rivers, canyons, farms, beaches and deserts.
TRAVEL
2016 gmc canyon release date, diesel engine specs, mpg, review.
AUTOMOBILES
Playfully approaching the grand canyons of personal trauma and the emotional ruptures of global adoption politics through popping aural ellipses and jarring jump cuts, Jensen deftly handles a sensitive issue, based on her own experience as a Danish adoptee returning to South Korea to find her birth mother.
MOVIES & TV
It’s a fun thing to do there (along with golf, hiking to a canyon waterfall, sailing, etc.).
TRAVEL
The narrower canyons usually feature twists and turns and beautifully scalloped walls.
TRAVEL
This win only papers over the canyons that are gaping..
SPORTS
An adventure tour to Argentina takes you from cosmopolitan cities to desert canyons, lush vineyards, majestic Andean peaks, frozen ice caps and endless pampas.
TRAVEL
In addition to the eagle rays, lush canyon formations with depths up to 80 feet, see the likes of nurse sharks, snappers and the usual congregation of juveniles.
TRAVEL
Phantom Ranch is tucked beside Bright Angel Creek on the north side of the Colorado River and is the only lodging facility below the canyon rim.
TRAVEL
I’ve never seen those places myself, but this summer I visited California’s Yosemite National Park, which offers stunning vistas of mountains, canyons, waterfalls and meadows.
MOVIES & TV
Grand Canyon is very… grand, and it felt amazing just to sit quietly near the canyon rim and look, listen, smell, and feel.
FASHION
From canyons to rivers, fields to mountains, Taylor’s subjects are at once familiar to the viewer, but seen anew from his fresh perspective.
ART
All this exciting stuff takes place in a gorgeous granite canyon filled with some of the purest water you can find and wrapped in mind-blowing, unspoiled rain forest.
TRAVEL
The main difference between the canyons is the ease of getting in/out.
TRAVEL
Mineral discoveries high up on the walls of Valles Marineris, the largest, deepest canyon in the solar system, suggest it once hosted glaciers
SCIENCE
We would meet up at 5:00 am to begin our hike back up the canyon wall.
TRAVEL
When you arrive in the canyon, you immediately feel the peace and tranquility of a place where so many ancient peoples have gathered in centuries past, and where today, so many animals are loved and heal from their hard life journeys.
PETS
Such triggers only make the erosion and canyons deeper with time.
RELATIONSHIPS
While the canyon is most famous for its trekking opportunities, it boasts activities for any kind of traveler.
TRAVEL
«We have focused hard on making the Void a dynamic place, where one could go from lush jungle, to alien canyons floating in air, to high-tech super glossy alien architecture, to vertigo inducing heights, etc..
GAMING
An endearing, rugged terrain marked by forested canyons and crisscrossed by sprightly spring-fed rivers, Texas’s famed hill country, is laced with endless miles of appealing vistas from the patchwork vineyards and undulating Winelands of Fredericksburg to the meandering Comal and Guadalupe Rivers and dome-shaped mountains of pink granite in the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
TRAVEL
That’s the appeal of staying at El Tovar, which has graced the rim of the canyon since 1905.
TRAVEL
On this Feature Flick, Carlos Lago and Kim Reynolds head to the canyons to search for the car that’s the most fun.
AUTOMOBILES
The true treasure of South Dakota is Spearfish Canyon; rugged, forested mountains tower above you as drive through the canyon, with hidden waterfalls, streams and underground caves scattered throughout.
TRAVEL
Witness the powerful Lower Falls from Artist’s Point, then hike the trail to Sublime Point, enjoying dramatic views of the canyon.
TRAVEL
My dad is probably the least likely to do yoga with me, but waking up on the river and doing a few sun salutations in the canyon was pretty amazing.
HEALTH & FITNESS
Perched in the canyons of Beverly Hills, The Zen Estate is a five bedroom, six bathroom contemporary retreat.
TRAVEL
After a few benchmark acceleration and handling tests, Motor Trend’s Jonny Lieberman takes to duo to the canyon roads above Los Angeles.
AUTOMOBILES
The day starts with early morning zip lining over a canyon just outside of Santa Teresa (again, this is an optional extra but highly recommended), followed by a nice, flat afternoon hike from the hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes, the town at the foot of Machu Picchu.
TRAVEL
While you share a bottle of champagne under an authentic Native American Ramada shelter, your pilot/guide will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the canyon or your helicopter flight.Your Grand Canyon helicopter scenic flight ends with a low-level pass over the west side of the famous Las Vegas Strip.
TRAVEL
Wonderfully located just a stone’s throw from both the beach and hiking trails, this quiet, light-filled home features tranquil canyon views and has been tastefully…
HOUSE & HOME
Tres Cocos is a spur-and-groove reef with deep and locally narrow canyons running perpendicular to the reef line.
TRAVEL
At the base of the San Juan Mountains and wedged in a picturesque glacial canyon, everything about Telluride is romantic, from a stroll down its Victorian main street to active outdoor adventures made for couples…
TRAVEL
In summer, travelers can hike and picnic in the canyon for 1 1/2 hours.
REAL_ESTATE
From the gorgeous national parks to the thrilling cities, this western U.S. tour through California, Arizona, and Nevada features unique rock formations, scenic drives, deep canyons, and sparking waterfalls and lakes — not to mention fun in some of the world’s most famous cities.
TRAVEL
The timing of the radar echoes, as they bounced off the canyons» edges and floors, provided a direct measure of their depths.
SCIENCE
The reefs off Townsville provide a unique dive experience with a variety of scenery such as swim-throughs, underwater canyons, caves, gullies and sensational wall dives.
TRAVEL
The huge Atlas mountains are snow covered for a lot of the year have many rivers and canyons running the whole length of them.
TRAVEL
Our idealized corrugation experiments show that corrugations steer the plume downslope, and that ridges are more effective than canyons in transporting the overflow to the deep ocean.
ENVIRONMENT
1. The canyon walls were striated with colour.
2. The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people.
3. The Grand Canyon never fails to impress.
4. You could hike through the Fish River Canyon.
5. The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep and 25 kilometers wide at its maximum.
6. Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest.
7. The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.
8. The grand canyon was not dug by the hand of man, but riven by nature.
9. The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.
10. The sight of the Grand Canyon stretching out before them filled them with wonder.
11. A deep canyon was etched into the land by the river’s rushing waters.
12. The Grand Canyon is best seen at sunset when it seems to change colour.
13. Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice.
14. Supporters contend that Slaughterhouse Canyon is an ideal spot.
15. The video opens in a red sandstone canyon.
16. As he fell, his scream resounded through the canyon.
16. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
17. I live way out in Laurel Canyon.
18. About a mile in, the canyon splits.
19. The edge of sun climbed the left-hand canyon wall.
20. Shells-ells-ells echoes neatly down the steep canyon walls.
21. I’ve hiked the canyon four times.
22. One day, I’d like to visit the Grand Canyon.
23. We climbed around on the ridge overlooking the canyon.
24. An optional helicopter ride down the canyon can be arranged for you by your escort.
25. Included in the tour is an excursion to the Grand Canyon.
26. He felt wonder mingled with awe at the Grand Canyon.
27. He, together with Bill Dunn, decided to climb out of the canyon.
28. The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.
29. Preliminary studies are being conducted on the property, west of state Route 67 at the end of Slaughterhouse Canyon Road.
30. I was twenty-nine years old when I first looked over the rim of the Grand Canyon.
Sentences with the word Canyon?
Canyon
Examples
- «an abrupt canyon«; «the precipitous rapids of the upper river»; «the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings»; «a sharp drop»
- «New York is an amazing city»; «the Grand canyon is an awe-inspiring sight»; «the awesome complexity of the universe»; «this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath»- Melville; «Westminster Hall’s awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent»
- «he blocked the way out»; «the canyon had only one issue»
- «the deep gaping canyon«
- «The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain»; «Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall»
- «he rode into the mouth of the canyon«; «they built a fire at the mouth of the cave»
- «an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains»; «an unreachable canyon«; «the unreachable stars»
- «the sunlit slopes of the canyon«; «violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges»- Wallace Stegner
How to use in-sentence of “canyon”:
– The Grand Canyon is a famous canyon in Arizona, formed by the Colorado River.
– There are nearly 40 major sedimentary rock layers exposed in the Grand Canyon and in the Grand Canyon National Park area.
– There are at least 14 known unconformities in the geologic record found in the Grand Canyon area.
– The Grand Canyon is 277 miles deep in places.
– Copper Canyon is a town in Denton County, TexasDenton County, Texas, United States.
– Near Gornji Karin there is a canyon of rivers Krka and Zrmanja rivers and waterfalls Bijela, natural mud and Velebit Nature Park.
– The congressional district is in the suburbs of Boise, Idaho and is in Ada and Canyon counties.
– The most famous is called the “Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone”.
Example sentences of “canyon”:
– Admission to Grand Canyon is included in the National Parks Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass, which is valid to enter all National Park in United States for a year.
– Kings Canyon is a canyon in the Northern Territory of Australia.
– It was held on October 14, 2012 at the GCU ArenaGrand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
– A canyon is a big crack in the ground, or a very deep valley.
– He was the founder of Canyon Cinema in San Francisco in 1961.
– The Bering Sea has 16 submarine canyons including the largest submarine canyon in the world, Zhemchug Canyon.
– The canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
- Admission to Grand Canyon is included in the National Parks Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass, which is valid to enter all National Park in United States for a year.
- Kings Canyon is a canyon in the Northern Territory of Australia.
- It was held on October 14, 2012 at the GCU ArenaGrand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
– Most of it is flooded by Lake Powell, created by the Glen Canyon Dam.
– The Rice Fire is burning in the Rice Canyon near Fallbrook, moving towards Rainbow Heights, and Santa Marguerita and Sandy Creek drainages.
– Over a two-week period in 1981, 1,900 activists were arrested at Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
– Most of the canyon is in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States.
More in-sentence examples of “canyon”:
– In the 1960s, Altman lived for nine years with his second wife in Mandeville Canyon in Brentwood, California.
– Mill Creek Falls, is a waterfall located in the Rogue River Canyon within the Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint in Jackson County, in the U.S.
– The Canyon Fire has burned close to Malibu, California, mostly in Malibu Canyon.
– Shortly after the two rivers meet, they flow into Lake Powell, formed by Glen Canyon Dam.
– Tujunga Wash, Aliso Wash, and Brown’s Canyon Wash join the river from the left.
– A major surface feature is a huge canyon that dwarfs the scale of the Grand Canyon on Earth and is in the same class as the Valles Marineris on Mars Mars or Saturn’s moon Tethys.
– The protest is mainly focused on Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California.
– Situated at the west of the canyon of the Rio Vero in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park.
– The state is called the “Grand Canyon State” and the “Copper State” as it is the home of the Grand Canyon and has produced large amounts of copper from its mineral deposits.
– The Sequoia National Park is managed with Kings Canyon National Park.
– It is anchored to the north by Livingston, Montana and to the south by Yankee Jim Canyon which is about fifteen miles north of Gardiner, Montana.
– He was a Grand Canyon river runner.
– Glen Canyon is a canyon that runs from Utah to Arizona, in the United States.
– The canyon itself is at Lookout Mountain outside the city limits.
– The land on the south side of the Grand Canyon is called the “South Rim”.
– On September 5, 1876, Charles Crocker and Leland Stanford joined their railroads together in Canyon Country, linking Los Angeles with the rest of the country for the first time.
– Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park in southwestern Utah.
– He worked as a fire lookout at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and as a park ranger in other National Parks.
– The American Fork River, in Utah, leaves the Wasatch Mountains out of American Fork Canyon about 35 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
– Kings Canyon and the area around it is Aboriginal land.
– Glen Canyon Dam is a large dam on the Colorado River.
– In January 1864, Carson swept through the 35-mile Canyon with his forces.
– Many tourists like to fly over the canyon on a helicopter to have a panoramic view.
– The great depth of the Grand Canyon and especially the height of its strata uplift of the Colorado Plateau.
- In the 1960s, Altman lived for nine years with his second wife in Mandeville Canyon in Brentwood, California.
- Mill Creek Falls, is a waterfall located in the Rogue River Canyon within the Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint in Jackson County, in the U.S.
- The Canyon Fire has burned close to Malibu, California, mostly in Malibu Canyon.
– After many attempts to form a city or a county, the four communities of Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia finally joined to become the City of Santa Clarita at 4:30PM on December 15, 1987.
– Over twenty individual state and municipal parks are in the Santa Monica Mountains, including: Topanga State Park, Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu Creek State Park, Point Mugu State Park, Will Rogers State Historic Park, Point Dume State Beach, Griffith Park, Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park, Charmlee Wilderness Park, Runyon Canyon Park, and the Paramount Ranch.
– About long, it is made by the Glen Canyon Dam, built in Glen Canyon in the 1960s.
– Since 1989, Wildlife Canyon has been showcasing rare and exotic hoofstock species that are native to many parts of the world.
– Famous valleys of this type are the Grand Canyon in the United States and the Megalong Valley in Australia.
– Fish River Canyon is also in the region.
– These trails lead to a place at the bottom of the canyon called “Phantom Ranch”.
– It runs through the Montereale canyon and flows, in general, to the southeast and flows to the south of the city of L’Aquila.
– Alternating layers are sometimes found, as at Providence Canyon State Park in Georgia U.S.
– Most people who visit the Grand Canyon drive in cars to the South Rim and just look at the canyon from the rim and take pictures.
– Together, the two parks are called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
– He voluntarily led a group of troops against a group of hostile Tonto Apache peopleTonto Apaches at Sycamore Canyon on May 23, 1872.
– The walls of Kings Canyon are over 100metres high, with Kings Creek at the bottom.
– The major Rock rock exposures in the Grand Canyon range in age from the almost 2 billion year old Vishnu Schist at the bottom of the Inner Gorge to the 230 million year old Kaibab Limestone on the rim.
– The crash happened over the Grand Canyon within the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.
– The name in Navajo means “flowing out” and is a reference to the location where the water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly.
– Three hundred Navajo took refuge on the canyon rim at a place called Fortress Rock.
– Surrounding features include Spring Meadow Lake State Park, Lake Helena, Helena National Forest, the Big Belt Mountains, the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, the Missouri River, Canyon Ferry Lake, Holter Lake, Hauser Lake, and the Elkhorn Mountains.
– Litton was best known as a staunch opponent of the construction of Glen Canyon Dam and other dams on the Colorado River.
– At the same time, the first battalion of partisan detachments in Korićani and three battalions of the 1st Krajina Brigade went to get some food in Pougarje, on the other side of the canyon of the Ugar.
– Farther west are Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Malibu Canyon Road, and Kanan Dume Road.
– Despite its name, this is not a canyon but a collection of giant natural amphitheatreamphitheaters along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau.
каньон, ущелье, глубокое ущелье
существительное
- каньон, глубокое ущелье
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a lonesome spot near the canyon — уединённое место недалеко от ущелья 
the sunlit slopes of the canyon — залитые солнцем склоны каньона
box canyon — ящикообразный каньон
canyon bench — уступ каньона
canyon approach — крутое снижение с большой высоты
canyon dune — дюна в ящикообразном каньоне
canyon of radiation facility — каньон радиационной установки
canyon of radiation plant — каньон радиационной установки
canyon wind — ветер глубокого ущелья; горный ветер
deep sea canyon — глубоководный каньон
deep-sea canyon — глубоководный каньон
sump canyon — каньон приямков радиоактивных отходов
Примеры с переводом
A river once flowed through this canyon.
Через этот каньон когда-то текла река.
The canyon had only one issue.
Из этого ущелья — лишь один выход.
This enormous canyon is over a mile deep.
Этот огромный каньон — более мили в глубину.
The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.
Гранд-Каньон является одним из природных чудес света.
Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall.
На стенах каньона неясно вырисовывались огромные тени.
The Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight.
Вид Большого каньона внушает благоговейный ужас.
Included in the tour is an excursion to the Grand Canyon.
В состав экскурсии входит поездка на Гранд Каньон.
An ineffable beauty descends upon the canyon as the sun begins to set.
Когда солнце начинает садиться, на каньон опускается невыразимая красота.
Your description of the sun setting over the Grand Canyon was a particularly poetic piece of writing.
Ваше описание заката над Гранд-Каньоном было особенно поэтическим произведением.
An ineffectual effort to find the trail again did at least lead them to another stunning view of the canyon.
Безрезультатная попытка вновь отыскать тропу, по крайней мере, привела их к еще одному потрясающему виду на каньон.
As a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development.
В результате введения Конгрессом в силу одного законодательного акта, этот потрясающий каньон будет надолго защищён от застройки.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Winds funneled through the canyon. 
…thunder reechoing through the canyon…
The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): canyon
мн. ч.(plural): canyons