1. canyon - Noun
2. Canyon - Proper noun
The English form of the Spanish word Caon.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWriting a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. Don Marquis
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal. George Will
I believe in a benevolent God not because He created the Grand Canyon or Michelangelo, but because He gave us snacks. Paul Rudnick
Bergeron's epitaph for the planet, I remember, which he said should be carved in big letters in a wall of the Grand Canyon for the flying-saucer people to find, was this:WE COULD HAVE SAVED IT BUT WE WERE TOO DOGGONE CHEAPOnly he didn't say 'doggone.'" Kurt Vonnegut
It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona and listens for the echo. P. G. Wodehouse
We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go. Pat Paulsen