Chagres
a river in Panama, flowing through Gatun Lake into the Caribbean Sea.
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How to use Chagres in a sentence
It was impossible with such rowers to make much speed against the strong current of the Chagres River.
Historic Adventures | Rupert S. HollandThe lake is entirely fresh water supplied by the Chagres River.
The Panama Canal | Frederic Jennings HaskinThe regulation of the water level in Gatun Lake is no small task, for the Chagres is one of the world's moodiest streams.
The Panama Canal | Frederic Jennings HaskinIt is across this valley that the Gatun Dam is thrown in opposition to the seaward journey of the Chagres waters.
The Panama Canal | Frederic Jennings HaskinIn controlling the Chagres, the engineers again took what on any private work would have been regarded as absurd precaution.
The Panama Canal | Frederic Jennings Haskin
British Dictionary definitions for Chagres
/ (Spanish ˈtʃaɣres) /
a river in Panama, flowing southwest through Gatún Lake, then northwest to the Caribbean Sea
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