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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Back River

We’re going to make it two years’?” said county resident Joe Cooke, who lives near Todd Point along Back River.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2022

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

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

Since its establishment in 1917, the laboratory’s operations had been concentrated on the campus of the Langley Field military base on the bank of Hampton’s Back River.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly