Grand Canyon

American  

noun

1. a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.

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Grand Canyon British  

noun

1. a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona, extending from its junction with the Little Colorado River to Lake Mead; cut by vertical river erosion through the multicoloured strata of a high plateau; partly contained in the Grand Canyon National Park, covering 2610 sq km (1008 sq miles). Length: 451 km (280 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles) to 29 km (18 miles). Greatest depth: over 1.5 km (1 mile)

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Grand Canyon Cultural  

1. A five-thousand-foot-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona.

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Grand Canyon National Park is a great tourist attraction.

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The agency issued press releases on at least six deaths in June, including three heat-related fatalities at Grand Canyon National Park and a death that resulted from a paramotor crash in Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

In the ’80s came his extraordinary multi-image photographic collages of friends including writer Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy and such landmarks as the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Canyon and Pearblossom Highway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Most people will never enter the caves that feed Grand Canyon springs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

With their honeymoon plans to Italy ruined by the events of 9/11, they pivoted to a road trip to the Grand Canyon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

You had a wonderful chance on your drive back to see one of the greatest sights on earth, the Grand Canyon, something every American should see at least once in his life.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer