Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river rising in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and flowing about 240 km (150 mi) generally south through western Connecticut to Long Island Sound.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
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Examples
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Officials in Shelton reported that parts of two homes and two cars were swept into the Housatonic River.
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There were also mandatory evacuations in a neighborhood along the Housatonic River in Shelton, Conn., just as residents were mopping up from the mess Hurricane Irene left behind.
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The company dumped PCBs into the Housatonic River, which winds through much of Berkshire County.
The Shadow Market Eric J.Weiner 2010
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The following day they ferried across the Housatonic River.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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The following day they ferried across the Housatonic River.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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The following day they ferried across the Housatonic River.
The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010
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When a witness recalled seeing a wood chipper near the Housatonic River, police searched the Crafts home.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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Acknowledging a 3% loss of PCB product, he estimates that GE dumped "about a million and a half pounds of PCBs" into the Housatonic River.
Earth's Enemies: GE, Monsanto and Obama's AG pick, Ignacia Moreno 2009
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By the time I reached the little covered bridge over the Housatonic River just south of Kent, I had to pull over to compose myself and think about the irony of what had happened that day.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
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By the time I reached the little covered bridge over the Housatonic River just south of Kent, I had to pull over to compose myself and think about the irony of what had happened that day.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teacher Tales Jack Canfield 2009
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