Des Plaines
[ des pleynz ]
/ dɛs ˈpleɪnz /
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noun
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
a river in SE Wisconsin and NE Illinois, flowing S to join the Kankakee River in forming the Illinois River; part of the Illinois Waterway. 110 miles (177 km) long.
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How to use Des Plaines in a sentence
She disputed suggestions that Resendiz-Flores lived with the couple, insisting she lived at her family home in Des Plaines.
Illinois Mom Accused of Shooting Dead Man Who Refused to Kiss Her|Kana Ruhalter|October 17, 2021|The Daily BeastIt is in a picturesque farming country, and there are good limestone quarries in the valley of the Des Plaines river.
At the point where the deep cut reaches the Des Plaines, it is ten feet lower than the bottom of the river.
The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts|George W. HolleyI searched for, and found, the fossil tree, reported to lie in the rocks in the bed of the river Des Plaines.