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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 680 km (420 mi) long, of eastern Texas formed near Dallas by the juncture of three forks and flowing generally southeast to Trinity Bay, an arm of Galveston Bay.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay
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Examples
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They have felt until now that the Trinity River, which is between us and the fire, would act as a break.
The trees of Trinity County, the trees of Tibet: Forest fires & toilet paper.... 2006
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"The Trinity River is the only source of imported water to the Central Valley Project," said
Indybay newswire 2010
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Churning under the surface of the east fork of the Trinity River is a major irritant to fishermen like Logun Liening.
WFAA.com Latest News 2009
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A contestant on the TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? arranged with his brother to tap Google during the Phone-A-Friend lifeline, instantly discovering that the city founded on the Trinity River was Dallas, and winning $125,000.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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A contestant on the TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? arranged with his brother to tap Google during the Phone-A-Friend lifeline, instantly discovering that the city founded on the Trinity River was Dallas, and winning $125,000.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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Filed under Local News 1. A report released yesterday says the Trinity River is among the top third most polluted waters in Texas: “The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has said the Trinity River and its branches in North Texas are too high in pollutants, especially bacteria from sewage, to be safe for extended human contact.”
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As it turns out, the “lights” were the reflection of the sun off the shimmering Trinity River where the bank has been reworked under the Calatrava Bridge.
Unidentified Flying Objects Heard Near Love Field | FrontBurner 2010
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Draw a line from San Antonio through Austin and Waco, ending at Dallas at the forks of the Trinity River.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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I am an avid kayaker, but I will not paddle in the filthy poop-water called the Trinity River.
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According to Billy Bob Mahoney, the same creature is now roaming the Trinity River bottoms.
Croc Update (Armadillo World Headquarters Edition) Bill Crider 2009
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