French Broad

noun

1. a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.

Example Sentences

In riding down the French Broad, I overtook a gentleman on horseback, who accompanied me about twenty miles.

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They are of limestone, and rise from the margin of the French Broad to the height of two, three and four hundred feet.

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He replied that he resided on the French Broad, and was a dealer in ginseng.

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Gabriel Brant met with a sad mishap a few days since while crossing the French Broad river, by which he lost his leg.

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French Broad river: A magazine writer states that the Indians called this stream “the racing river.”

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