Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river rising in the Park Range of northern Colorado and flowing about 1,100 km (680 mi) north into southeast Wyoming then east and southeast through west-central Nebraska, where it joins the South Platte River to form the Platte River.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
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Examples
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It was an open prairie, traversed by what was called the North Platte River, with scarcely water enough in it to be called a creek, with rolling hills on either side, and above, a clear sky, and air pure and bracing.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman
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Not only was the property on the North Platte River but the river ran through it, taking an east-west turn for a few miles in its course.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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She asked if I had considered looking around the town of Saratoga on the North Platte River on the west slope of the Medicine Bow range.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The Indians used the North Platte River and Jack Creek not only to procure game, but for drinking, cooking, bathing, for thirsty horses after the tribes of this region acquired them in the 1700s.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The ranch pastures extended seventy miles north from the North Platte River, the first of the big ranches in this part of Wyoming.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The Indians used the North Platte River and Jack Creek not only to procure game, but for drinking, cooking, bathing, for thirsty horses after the tribes of this region acquired them in the 1700s.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The ranch pastures extended seventy miles north from the North Platte River, the first of the big ranches in this part of Wyoming.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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The Indians used the North Platte River and Jack Creek not only to procure game, but for drinking, cooking, bathing, for thirsty horses after the tribes of this region acquired them in the 1700s.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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She asked if I had considered looking around the town of Saratoga on the North Platte River on the west slope of the Medicine Bow range.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Not only was the property on the North Platte River but the river ran through it, taking an east-west turn for a few miles in its course.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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