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canyon
OXFORD DICTIONARY
canyon, n. (also ca{ntilde}on) a deep gorge, often with a stream or river.
Etymology
Sp. ca{ntilde}{oacute}n tube, ult. f. L canna CANE
THESAURUS
canyon
abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, coulee, couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, defile, dell, dike, ditch, donga, draw, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume, fracture, furrow, gap, gape, gash, gill, gorge, groove, gulch, gulf, gully, hole, incision, joint, kloof, leak, moat, notch, nullah, opening, pass, passage, ravine, rent, rift, rime, rupture, scissure, seam, slit, slot, split, trench, valley, void, wadiFor further exploring for "canyon" in Webster Dictionary Online