cañón

Definitions of cañón
  1. noun
    the hollow spine of a feather
    synonyms: astil, cálamo
  2. noun
    a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft
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    type of:
    adorno, cañería, conducción, cordoncillo, decoración, encañado, ribete, tubería, tuberías
    a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
  3. noun
    a conduit to carry off smoke
    synonyms: tubo
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    types:
    chimenea
    a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
    humero
    a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
    type of:
    colector
    a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
  4. noun
    pen made from a bird's feather
    synonyms: pluma
  5. noun
    a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
    synonyms: congosto
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    type of:
    barranco, quebrada
    a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
  6. noun
    a hollow cylindrical shape
    synonyms: caño, conducto, manguera, tubo
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    type of:
    tambor
    a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
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