Pilcomayo

[ peel-kaw-mah-yaw ]

noun

1. a river in S central South America, flowing SE from S Bolivia along the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina to the Paraguay River at Asunción. 1,000 miles (1,610 km) long.

Pilcomayo

/ pilkoˈmajo /

noun

1. a river in S central South America, rising in W central Bolivia and flowing southeast, forming the border between Argentina and Paraguay, to the Paraguay River at Asunción. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)

Example Sentences

Look at the horses; before we have got half the distance which separates us from the Pilcomayo, the enemy will be upon us.

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It was the Pilcomayo, one of the most considerable affluents of the Rio Paraguai.

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Important tributaries are the Pilcomayo, the Vermejo, and the Salado.

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The northernmost part of the country is drained by the Pilcomayo and the Vermejo, which both fall into the Paraguay.

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Mr. Graham Kerr saw it in troops on the banks of the Pilcomayo river.

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