Apure

[ ah-poo-re ]

noun

1. a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.

Apure

/ aˈpure /

noun

1. a river in W Venezuela, rising in the Andes and flowing east to the Orinoco. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)

Example Sentences

Adopting a desultory system of warfare, he obliged them to recross the Apure, having lost half their original numbers.

From Project Gutenberg

This roaring noise was distinctly heard where the river Nula falls into the Apure, which is more than 100 leagues from Caraccas.

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And here again this river joins the great Apure, which, in its turn, runs into the Orinoco.

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But Bolivar had no boats, and the Apure at this point was wide and deep.

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Near the confluence of the Apure with the Orinoco is the town of Caicara, with a population of six or seven hundred souls.

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