Back River

noun

a river in central Nunavut, Canada, flowing NE to an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. 600 miles (965 km) long.

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How to use Back River in a sentence

Upon coming out from Back River, we spent some time poking about in the water for the old-time isthmus.
Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
Necessarily this was parallel with the course of Back River.
The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters | Edward S. Ellis
A narrow isthmus separates the head of the bays from the lakes of Back River.
The Central Eskimo | Franz Boas
Their principal food consisted of fish, which are caught in abundance in Back River (Klutschak, p. 164).
The Central Eskimo | Franz Boas

British Dictionary definitions for Back River

Back River

noun

a river in N Canada, flowing northeast through Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)

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