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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of the south-central United States rising in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado and flowing about 2,350 km (1,450 mi) generally southeastward to the Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas. It was an important trade and travel route in the 19th century.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
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Examples
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Mormons, many of whom at that time traveled to Salt Lake, by what is known as the Arkansas River route.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself de Witt C. Peters
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Winds howl across the Arkansas River, which is swollen to near flood stage from recent heavy rains locally and upstream, as seen from the new Pulaski
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Winds howl across the Arkansas River, which is swollen to near flood stage from recent heavy rains locally and upstream, as seen from the new Pulaski County Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge just upstream from Little Rock on March 21st, 2008.
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Winds howl across the Arkansas River, which is swollen to near flood stage from recent heavy rains locally and upstream, as seen from the new Pulaski
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Winds howl across the Arkansas River, which is swollen to near flood stage from recent heavy rains locally and upstream, as seen from the new Pulaski County Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge just upstream from Little Rock on March 21st, 2008.
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Winds howl across the Arkansas River, which is swollen to near flood stage from recent heavy rains locally and upstream, as seen from the new Pulaski
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Winds howl across the Arkansas River, which is swollen to near flood stage from recent heavy rains locally and upstream, as seen from the new Pulaski County Pedestrian-Bicycle Bridge just upstream from Little Rock on March 21st, 2008.
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The casino's location overlooking the Arkansas River is a perfect place to watch the river develop, Cross said, and maybe hope a little luck rubs off, as well.
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Therefore, the city had been releasing trapped wildlife at a public access point on the Arkansas River, which is not in compliance with state law.
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The latest announcement for the Arkansas River is the new restaurant that will be replacing the old River's Edge Café at 19th Street.
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