Canyon and Ditch

Canyon

Canyon noun - A narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage.

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Ditch and canyon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ditch" instead a noun "Canyon".

Ditch noun - A long narrow channel dug in the earth.

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Canyon and ditch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canyon" instead a noun "Ditch".

Nearby Words: ditched, ditching, ditcher

deep	deep canyon	deep ditch
open	open canyon	open ditch
small	small canyon	small ditch
large	large canyon	large ditch
Other adjectives: underground, giant.

Dilbert and Dogbert went on a trip to Clyde Canyon, which turned out to be a ditch.

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Indy Escape: At least two examples present in the series: One where Jane drives a train off of a slowly collapsing bridge, and one direct shout-out when Captain O'Rourke detonates a TNT charge at the entrance to a canyon, leaving Joe running down a runoff ditch from a large round chunk of debris.

Source: Western Animation / The Legend of Calamity Jane

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Ditch and Canyon. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/canyon/ditch

Canyon & Ditch. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/canyon/ditch>.

Ditch or Canyon. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/canyon/ditch.

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