Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 290 km (180 mi) long, of southeast Colorado flowing northeast to the Arkansas River.
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Examples
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Walking along the drought-afflicted and shrunken Purgatoire River, we had an unusually good look at the longest documented dinosaur trackway in North America.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Walking along the drought-afflicted and shrunken Purgatoire River, we had an unusually good look at the longest documented dinosaur trackway in North America.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Walking along the drought-afflicted and shrunken Purgatoire River, we had an unusually good look at the longest documented dinosaur trackway in North America.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Walking along the drought-afflicted and shrunken Purgatoire River, we had an unusually good look at the longest documented dinosaur trackway in North America.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Extensive dinosaur tracksites are found in some areas along the Purgatoire River.
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The Purgatoire River supports a diverse fish assemblage.
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One night he felt the country was too rough for evening travel so he camped by the Purgatoire River, or Picketwire, as the cowboys called it.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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One night he felt the country was too rough for evening travel so he camped by the Purgatoire River, or Picketwire, as the cowboys called it.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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One night he felt the country was too rough for evening travel so he camped by the Purgatoire River, or Picketwire, as the cowboys called it.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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One night he felt the country was too rough for evening travel so he camped by the Purgatoire River, or Picketwire, as the cowboys called it.
Lonesome Dove McMurtry, Larry 1985
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