Crocodile River

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noun

1. a river in N South Africa, rising north of Johannesburg and flowing north-westerly into the Marico River on the Botswanan border; a tributary of the Limpopo

2. a river that rises in NE South Africa, in the Kruger National Park, and flows south-easterly into Mozambique

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Crocodile River

It took me sixty long and fatiguing hours to get back to the Crocodile River.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

Then we came to a bend of the Crocodile River, with its rugged banks covered with trees and undergrowth, and the water rushing swiftly along between and over the huge rocks in its bed.

From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.

Later on, after his reconnaissance westward along the Crocodile River, Colonel Plumer returned to Tuli.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis

Blushing with shame and trembling with emotion, Maria led me towards him, and, in accents I can never forget, told how I had rescued her in the passage of the Crocodile River.

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James

My first idea had been to follow the banks of the Crocodile River, which is what I should have attempted had I not chanced on the woman, Jeel.

From Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain by Haggard, Henry Rider