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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of the southwest United States rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing about 2,350 km (1,450 mi) southwest through the Colorado Plateau of western Colorado, southeast Utah, and western Arizona to the Gulf of California in northwest Mexico. In Arizona it flows along the borders of Nevada and California. The most spectacular of its many gorges is the Grand Canyon.
- A river rising in northwest Texas and flowing about 1,450 km (900 mi) southeast to an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
- noun an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States
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Examples
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There would be permanent flood control and bounteous reservoirs—in other words, a Colorado River brought to heel once and for all under the aegis of the United States government.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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There would be permanent flood control and bounteous reservoirs—in other words, a Colorado River brought to heel once and for all under the aegis of the United States government.
Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010
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The Colorado River is the one that runs right through Austin.
Roger L. Simon » Climategate – the scandal that keeps on giving, even here in Austin 2010
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Among major perchlorate-polluted sources is the Colorado River, which is used to irrigate 1.4 million acres of cropland in California and Arizona.
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The Colorado River is the largest river that is completely in Texas.
Rivers of Texas 2008
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Not only would the scenic beauty of the area be compromised by mining, but the Colorado River is a huge water source for Western states.
Parting gifts 2008
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Not only would the scenic beauty of the area be compromised by mining, but the Colorado River is a huge water source for Western states.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton--The Healing Process Continues 2008
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What they're saying is the Colorado River is drying up, and of course, the Colorado River is a big source of water for the southland, as they say.
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Everybody knows, or should know, that the Colorado River is a most treacherous river.
I Married a Ranger Dama Margaret Smith 1932
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The Colorado River is the strangest river in the United States.
Stories of American Life and Adventure Edward Eggleston 1869
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