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.

---

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)

---

Grand Canyon Cultural  

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

---

Discover More

Grand Canyon National Park is a great tourist attraction.

Example Sentences

Perhaps rumors that Marquette, Baylor and Grand Canyon aren’t in March Madness will soon be renamed “fake news.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

He later posted a video on TikTok, showing how his earpiece had malfunctioned, playing all of the music twice, like he was singing in the middle of the Grand Canyon.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Almost 60 years later, voters in the Grand Canyon State were again asked to decide what method of execution could be used there.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

On land, dramatic canyons such as the Grand Canyon are carved over time by flowing rivers.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

“You’d need a wallet as big as the Grand Canyon to hold El Patron’s paper money,” Celia had said, “and you’d have to drain the Gulf of California for the small change.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer