Canyon and Wash

Canyon

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

Usage example: as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides

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Wash and canyon are semantically related. in west topic. In some cases you can use "Wash" instead a noun "Canyon".

Wash noun - Spongy land saturated or partially covered with water.

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Canyon and wash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canyon" instead a noun "Wash".

Nearby Words: washed, washing, washer, washroom, washable

complete	complete canyon	complete wash
artificial	artificial canyon	artificial wash
real	real canyon	real wash
dark	dark canyon	dark wash
Other adjectives: abandoned, local, giant.

Hilariously parodied in Firefly, when Wash flies Serenity through a canyon in an attempt to shake off a pursuer...who simply flies above the canyon.

Source: Airstrike Impossible
When Wash flies into a canyon to avoid chase... only for his pursuer to fly over the canyon.

Source: Acrophobic Bird
After Caboose, Simmons, Grif and Tucker escape from the canyon in Season 11, being forced to leave Sarge, Donut, Lopez and Wash at the mercy of their enemies, Tucker, well known for his behaviour, doesn't try and woo Vanessa Kimball, the leader of the New Republic.

Source: O.O.C. Is Serious Business

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