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Wabash

American  
[waw-bash] / ˈwɔ bæʃ /

noun

  1. a river flowing from W Ohio through Indiana, along part of the boundary between Indiana and Illinois, into the Ohio River. 475 miles (765 km) long.

  2. a city in N Indiana.


Wabash British  
/ ˈwɔːbæʃ /

noun

  1. a river in the E central US, rising in W Ohio and flowing west and southwest to join the Ohio River in Indiana. Length: 764 km (475 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At 15 his first job was sweeping up at Opryland USA, a park known for live shows and rides like the Wabash Cannonball, a roller coaster named for a train song.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

For me, one of those times was when I was walking up Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago toward Trump Tower.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2025

When most cited safety, he organized a meet-and-greet with Jurado and other local mothers at the Wabash Recreation Center.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2024

North of the Wabash campus, public Purdue University has launched the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program, seeking to reincorporate the humanities at a state school known primarily for graduating engineers.

From Washington Times Apr. 6, 2023

I can’t find a way to make my mouth ask for directions to Wabash Street, so I nod and walk along behind her into sunlit silence and shelves and shelves of books.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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