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canyon

[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn yən /
NOUN
gulf in mountain area
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A huge jet plane, like the kind you flew to other cities in, was coming down the canyon right toward them.

From Literature

His design included waves of metal cascading down the sides of an asymmetrical building, described by some as sheets of toilet paper descending from the sky into a canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the Golden State, the beetles are attacking the coast live oak, canyon live oak and the California black oak.

From Los Angeles Times

The order targets leases and concessions in Topanga State Park, an 11,525-acre expanse of hills and canyons overlooking the Pacific Ocean that was home to several small businesses before the fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their work revealed 19 major groupings of valleys, streams, lakes, canyons, and sediment deposits.

From Science Daily