different between dalles vs canyon

English

Etymology

From the French dalle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dælz/

Noun

dalles

1. (plural only) The rapids in a deep, narrow stream confined between the rock walls of a canyon or gorge.
2. (plural only) A steep-sided part of a stream channel, near the dalles proper, marked by clefts, ravines, or gorges.

Derived terms

• The Dalles

Further reading

• United States Bureau of Mines, Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (1996).

Anagrams

• Edsall, ladles

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?da.??s/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?da.?es/

Noun

dalles

1. plural of dalla

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dal/

Noun

dalles f

1. plural of dalle

English

Alternative forms

• cañon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cañón. Doublet of cannon.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?n?-y?n, IPA^(key): /?kænj?n/
• Rhymes: -ænj?n
• Hyphenation: can?yon

Noun

canyon (plural canyons)

1. A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
   • Snow filled her mouth. She caromed off things she never saw, tumbling through a cluttered canyon like a steel marble falling through pins in a pachinko machine.

Synonyms

• gorge, dale, dalles, gulch, ravine, vale, valley
• See also Thesaurus:valley

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• ancony

French

Alternative forms

• cañon

Etymology

From Spanish cañón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.??n/

Noun

canyon m (plural canyons)

1. canyon