Athabasca

or Ath·a·bas·ka

[ ath-uh-bas-kuh ]

/ ˌæθ əˈbæs kə /

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noun

Lake, a lake in western Canada, in northwestern Saskatchewan and northeastern Alberta. About 200 miles (320 km) long; about 3,000 sq. mi. (7,800 sq. km).

a river in southwestern Alberta, Canada, flowing northeast to Lake Athabasca; oil-bearing tar sands. 765 miles (1,231 km) long.

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Words nearby Athabasca

at first blush, at first hand, at full tilt, Atget, at gunpoint, Athabasca, Athabascan, Athabaska, Athabaskan, at half-mast, Athaliah

How to use Athabasca in a sentence

Wilcox Pass provides views of the Columbia icefields along with the Athabasca glacier, and the glaciated Mount Andromeda, Snow Dome, and Mount Kitchener.
Ten Ideal Hikes for the Solo Adventurer|syadron|July 30, 2021|Outside Online
Michael keeps his cool until he sees piles of Petroleum Coke on the banks of the Athabasca.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We join Chief Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) tribe for dinner.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leo joins Chief Adam, Chief Courtoreille and Michael on a hill in front of the late-day sun over Lake Athabasca.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

From their window they had their first sight of the Athabasca.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler
This man was a young Scottish clerk, who had spent a year only in the far Athabasca district.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce
At all events, it stretches almost from the Saskatchewan to the Athabasca, and indicates some great watershed in times past.
Through the Mackenzie Basin|Charles Mair
The half-breeds of Athabasca are being more liberally dealt with than in any other part of Canada.
Through the Mackenzie Basin|Charles Mair
On the 24th our work here was completed, and we took to our boats, which were to float us down to Vermilion and Athabasca Lake.
Through the Mackenzie Basin|Charles Mair