canyon

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

can·yon [canyon canyons] BrE [ˈkænjən] NAmE [ˈkænjən] noun
a deep valley with steep sides of rock
Syn: ↑gorge
•the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from Spanish cañón ‘tube’, based on Latin canna ‘reed, cane’.

Example Bank:
•Massive rock formations, mountains and deep canyons present splendid views of nature's work.