Copper River

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noun

a stream in S Alaska, flowing through the SE part. 300 miles (483 km) long.

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Words nearby Copper River

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How to use Copper River in a sentence

He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.
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But you know, I had only one other hero in my life acting and that was River [Phoenix].
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Today, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.
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The film helps to draw scores of visitors to this sleepy river town year after year.
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And then, on one recent morning, the train made a stop at a small station near an especially beautiful section of the river.
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This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Dick was at the wharf, one day last week, when one of the up river boats arrived.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various