Back River

American  

noun

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

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Back River British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Residents like Maranto say they’re worried the pollution from the Back River plant is impacting their property values, and it’s discouraging because of the taxes they pay for their waterfront homes.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2022

A blistering state report on Baltimore’s ailing Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant made public Thursday detailed “systemic problems” plaguing the facility, including “failures at nearly every level.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022

In fact, they’re a pair of miniature models of sewage digesters at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Baltimore’s Dundalk suburb.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

The vertical spin tunnel lies along the Back River, said Kelemen, and “floods almost every time we have a rain event.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2017

He pushed himself to his physical limit, running miles each day to stay fit, tag-teaming with fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter to practice water egress from the capsule in the Back River on Langley’s East Side.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly