Crocodile River

British  

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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Example Sentences

We had passed the Crocodile River and the belt of ‘Tsetse Fly’ country.

From The Outspan Tales of South Africa by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

Jock’s first experience in hunting was on the Crocodile River not far from the spot where afterwards we had the great fight with The Old Crocodile.

From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

I first saw him, outspanned at breakfast, near Palla Camp on the Crocodile River, with a number of other men, going into Mashonaland upon the same errand as himself.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.

The object of Beatson's column was to hold the drifts of the Crocodile River, while Benson's was to seize the neighbouring hills called the Bothasberg.

From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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)