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box canyon

noun

: a canyon with approximately vertical walls and typically closed upstream with a similar wall

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Rhymes for box canyon

• carbanion
• companion
• anion
• banyan

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“Box canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20canyon. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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