box canyon
box can·yon
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boks kan-yuh n]
- /bɒks ˈkæn yən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [boks kan-yuh n]
- /bɒks ˈkæn yən/
Definitions of box canyon words
- noun box canyon a canyon with vertical or almost vertical walls 3
- noun box canyon a canyon with steep side walls terminating headwards in a vertical cliff. 1
- noun box canyon A canyon which has a single access for entrance and exit, being otherwise enclosed on all sides by steep walls. 0
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Origin of box canyon
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75
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Parts of speech for Box canyon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
box canyon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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