Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of northeast China rising near the North Korean border and flowing about 1,900 km (1,180 mi) northwest, east, and northeast to the Amur River.
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Examples
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Sheng Li/Reuters A winter swimmer jumped with a mop into the icy water of the Songhua River in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province Monday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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We were visiting Jilin City, in Jilin Province where a devastating flood pierced through homes, killed hundred of lives and brought 7,000 buckets of chemicals, some empty, some explosive, into a nearby river, which then floated downstream to the Songhua River.
Xiu Min Li: "Look for Self-Help in Time of Disaster, Not the Party" Xiu Min Li 2010
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Sheng Li/Reuters A woman bled after she swam in icy water during a swimming competition at Songhua River in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province, Thursday.
Asia in Pictures 2012
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Mr. Ma said the government has reacted swiftly to solve the problem, unlike in 2005 when officials attempted to cover up an explosion at a chemical plant owned by state-owned oil giant PetroChina Co. that sent more than 100 tons of benzene, nitrobenzene and other toxic chemicals into the Songhua River, contaminating the water supply of northeastern city of Harbin.
Cadmium Spill Threatens Water Supply Laurie Burkitt 2012
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We were visiting Jilin City, in Jilin Province where a devastating flood pierced through homes, killed hundred of lives and brought 7,000 buckets of chemicals, some empty, some explosive, into a nearby river, which then floated downstream to the Songhua River.
Xiu Min Li: "Look for Self-Help in Time of Disaster, Not the Party" Xiu Min Li 2010
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Diego Azubel/EPA A man dives into a pool cut out of the frozen waters of the Songhua River during a winter-swimming event.
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Water began flooding the town after the nearby Xingshan Reservoir and the Wende and Songhua rivers overflowed and rescue crews were delivering supplies by boat and moving people to higher ground, state television reported.
China Floods PHOTOS: Worst Floods In A Decade Leave 30,000 Trapped 2010
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Water began flooding the town after the nearby Xingshan Reservoir and the Wende and Songhua rivers overflowed and rescue crews were delivering supplies by boat and moving people to higher ground, state television reported.
China Floods PHOTOS: Worst Floods In A Decade Leave 30,000 Trapped 2010
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Weeks of flooding and landslides in China have affected over 140 million people in 28 provinces as rivers like the Yangtze, the Yellow and the Songhua have swollen from the extreme rains.
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Weeks of flooding and landslides in China have affected over 140 million people in 28 provinces as rivers like the Yangtze, the Yellow and the Songhua have swollen from the extreme rains.
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