Slave River

American  

noun

1. a river in NE Alberta and the Northwest Territories, in Canada: flowing from Lake Athabasca NW to Great Slave Lake. 258 miles (415 km) long.

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Slave River British  

noun

1. Also called: Great Slave River.  a river in W Canada, in the Northwest Territories and NE Alberta, flowing from Lake Athabaska northwest to Great Slave Lake. Length: about 420 km (260 miles)

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Example Sentences

The plane took off from the airport in Fort Smith, and then crashed near the banks of the Slave River.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Mirror Landing, where we leave the boat to make the portage to Soto Landing, is on the Lesser Slave River, at its confluence with the Athabasca.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey

Primitive rocks occur in Lake Mammawee, Athabasca Lake, and on the Stony River; and on several parts of the Slave River they are separated from the limestone only by the breadth of the stream.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

With Peter Pond on the Athabaska, and sent by him, 1786, to establish a post near mouth of Slave River; at Fort Chipewyan, 1789; at Fort Qu'Appelle, 1793; with David Thompson on the Assiniboine, 1797.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

At the mouth of the Slave River the outfit was transferred to twelve large freight canoes, each carrying three tons, and manned by six lean-shouldered canoemen, in charge of one Louis LeFroy, Lapierre's boss canoeman.

From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)