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PRONUNCIATION OF BOX CANYON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOX CANYON

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Box canyon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOX CANYON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Box canyon

A box canyon is a small ravine or canyon with steep walls on three sides, allowing access and egress only through the mouth of the canyon. Box canyons were frequently used in the American West as convenient corrals, with their entrances fenced. They were also used as kill sites for wild game, which could be driven into the confined space and killed.

Definition of box canyon in the English dictionary

The definition of box canyon in the dictionary is a canyon with vertical or almost vertical walls.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOX CANYON

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box jellyfish
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box kite
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box office
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BOX CANYON

Amphitryon
anyon
Apollyon
baryon
Binyon
canyon
crayon
Grand Canyon
halcyon
Lyon
Mayon
Noyon
pencil crayon
pinyon
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Runyon
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tachyon
toyon
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Synonyms and antonyms of box canyon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «box canyon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOX CANYON

Find out the translation of box canyon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of box canyon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «box canyon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

箱形峡谷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Box Canyon
570 millions of speakers

English

box canyon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बॉक्स घाटी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مربع الوادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коробка каньон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

box Canyon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্স ক্যানিয়ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

canyon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak canyon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Box Canyon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

箱の峡谷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상자 협곡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Box canyon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp hẻm núi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்டி கான்யான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉक्स कॅन्यन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutu kanyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

box Canyon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

box Canyon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коробка каньйон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

box Canyon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαράγγι κουτί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

box canyon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

box canyon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

box Canyon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of box canyon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOX CANYON»

The term «box canyon» is normally little used and occupies the 126.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOX CANYON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about box canyon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOX CANYON»

Discover the use of box canyon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to box canyon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Stallion of Box Canyon
Convinced that she is wanted only as a servant in her new home with relatives on a Wyoming ranch, orphaned, eleven-year-old Abby is unhappy until she finds and befriends an injured Mustang and determines to try to save it no matter what the ...
Jahnna N. Malcolm, 1999
2
The Guide to Yellowstone Waterfalls and Their Discovery
Paul Rubinstein, Lee H. Whittlesey, Mike Stevens. Northeast Entrance Road UNNAMED CASCADE IN ICE BOX CANYON access: 7.9 miles southwest of the Northeast Entrance and 19.9 miles east/northeast of Tower- Roosevelt Junction.
Paul Rubinstein, Lee H. Whittlesey, Mike Stevens, 2000
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The National gazetteer of the United States of America: ...
... UN0FF Maricopa 334423N1113g34W Box Camp Canyon valley BGN Pima 322200N1104628W Box Canyon valley BGN Santa Cruz 313245N1103742W Box Canyon valley BGN Cochise 313723N10g2806W Box Canyon valley BGN Pima ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), United States Board on Geographic Names, 1987
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
[Former heading] BT Waterfalls—Colorado Box Canyon Falls (Ouray, Colo.) USE Box Canyon Falls (Colo.) Box Canyon Park (Ouray, Colo.) This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision. BT Parks—Colorado Box car children ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
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Best Hikes With Children in Colorado, 3rd Ed.
Ouray To Ridgway and Montrose To Silverton and Durango 550 o n e w a y Box Canyon Visitor Center Box Canyon footbridge 361 Box Canyon Falls 8 0 0 0 8 20 0 7 8 0 0 8000 0 1⁄ 8 MILE C a n y o n C r eek Falls Trail ] [ S P Native Plant ...
Dan Peha, Maureen Keilty
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Introduction to AI Robotics
4.19, the box canyon. If the robot was being attracted to a point behind the box canyon, the attractive vector would cancel the repulsive vector and the robot would remain stationary because all forces would cancel out. The box canyon problem ...
Robin Murphy, 2000
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Further slides in Box canyon, similar to those triggered by the earthquake of 1964 , could divert a large discharge of water down Clear Creek that would inundate residential areas downstream. Some talus slopes, already weakened by the 1964 ...
8
Landscape of the Spirits: Hohokam Rock Art at South Mountain ...
Hummingbird, Box Canyon • 96 96. Thunderbird, 32nd Street Locality • 97 97. Ghostlike thunderbird, Box Canyon • 97 98. Songbird, Hieroglyphic Canyon . 98 99. Songbird with lines from beak suggesting song, Hieroglyphic Canyon • 99 100.
‎2002
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Fly-Fishing Guide to the Henrys Fork
Streamers consistently catch large trout. The Box Canyon is loaded with crayfish, leeches, sculpins, and other forage fish. During the day, the large trout like to hold in the deeper runs and pockets. In the evening and morning hours, they move ...
Mike Lawson
10
Formation of Amphitheater-headed Canyons
The water that feeds Box Canyon is from the Snake River Plain aquifer, which extends over much of southern Idaho and is composed almost entirely of flood basalts. Water samples taken by the U.S. Geological Survey from Box Canyon creek ...
Michael Patrick Lamb, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOX CANYON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term box canyon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Share “Family travel five: Family fun hits its...”
... tempted by stunning views of the surrounding peaks, colorful flower boxes and the Victorian homes tucked within the box canyon. Contact: ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
2
Nature Notes: A cool hike on a cool trail
Directly ahead is Box Canyon with Nameless Lakes. To the right is Right Fork Canyon with Echo Lake directly beyond it. Copyright 2015 Elko ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Fire agencies go big to fight even the smallest brushers
So if a fire breaks out in the Box Canyon or Rocky Peak areas, departments from L.A. and Ventura counties as well as L.A. city respond. «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Monsoon Season Has Arrived
Roosevelt Lake Search and Rescue was brought in to handle a rope rescue of another injury victim down in Box Canyon. #Sadly, up on top of ... «Payson Roundup, Jul 15»
5
July Fourth celebration brings the crowds
... over town and toward Ingram Falls before soaring skyward at the last minute, narrowly and dramatically avoiding the steep box canyon walls. «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»
6
The last ski-bum house
... miners since the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the Ute Indians since who knows when -- that the Telluride box canyon is a special place. «High Country News, Jul 15»
7
Court petition seeks to keep Sierra road open
... a decision by the Sierra County Board of County Commissioners to vacate its portion of a road providing access to Monticello Box Canyon. «El Defensor Chieftain, Jul 15»
8
Harriman State Park adds ADA fishing access point
This is the second ADA fishing access point in Island Park. The other one is in Box Canyon. In an effort to support the environment, Stiehl said ... «Rexburg Standard Journal, Jul 15»
9
Box Canyon Bridge concept based on easier tourist trail attraction
The tourism-driven idea of creating a bridge across Box Canyon on the Illecillewaet River is at a preliminary stage. A preliminary cost estimate ... «Revelstoke Mountaineer, Jul 15»
10
Capturing a moment in time
While many of the paintings have a similar feel and feature iconic Ingram Falls at the end of the box canyon as a backdrop, each one is unique ... «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»

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