Fly River

American  

[flahy] / flaɪ /

noun

1. a river in New Guinea, flowing SE from the central part to the Gulf of Papua, about 800 miles (1,290 km) long.

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Fly River British  

noun

1. a river in W Papua New Guinea, flowing southeast to the Gulf of Papua. Length: about 1300 km (800 miles)

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Example Sentences

They crossed the Fly River where its wandering course bulges through the colonial cartographer’s best effort to carve up the island of New Guinea with a neat vertical rule.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

While landowners on the PNG side of the Fly River receive compensation payments for the damage done to their river, those born on the western bank qualify for none of it.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

Western Province Bishop Giles Cotes has confirmed that 13 families have reportedly crossed the Fly River north west of Kiunga.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

For decades, Fly River refugees have relied almost entirely on basic health patrols by nuns from the Catholic missions.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

I had gone up the Fly River in my steam launch to a point never previously reached by a European.

From Phyllis of Philistia by Moore, Frank Frankfort