canyonside
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A steep side of a canyon
- noun
- /ˈkæn.jən.saɪd/
:
ladera del cañón
- The canyonside was adorned with vibrant wildflowers during the springtime.
Examples
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We found a safe spot to rest on the canyonside while hiking through the national park.
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The canyonside I ascended was sandstone.
Fiction book (1991) -
Yeah, that was it: I had gone crazy and hallucinated Paul's presence with me on that canyonside.
Fiction book (1991) -
The view from the canyonside was breathtaking as the sun began to set.
Synonyms
cliffside
vscanyonside
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3.4
The steep side of a cliff that looks over the sea
is the steep inner slope within a deep narrow valley rather than an exposed edge
How Steep
Surface Forms
canyonside singular
canyonsides plural
Morphology
Etymology
Canyonside comes from canyon, a word that came into English from Spanish cañón meaning 'deep, narrow valley', and side, which means 'edge' or 'slope'. So a canyonside is the steep edge or slope of a canyon.