Gallinas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Army Corps of Engineers built catchment nets along the nearby Gallinas River in an effort to prevent rocks and trees from damaging the infrastructure that delivers river water to filtration systems.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
Utility managers have been unable to tap into their usual source — the Gallinas River — since it has been choked by ash and debris.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
Investigators said the prescribed “pile burn” was initiated in January at Gallinas Canyon in the Santa Fe National Forest outside Las Vegas, New Mexico, and concluded in the final days of that month.
From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2022
The brig, flying the American flag, was spotted in March 1844 lying at anchor by the mouth of the Gallinas River.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2021
My companions at Gallinas well knew my dexterity in the water, and I could not comprehend, therefore, why they forbade my landing, with so much earnestness.
From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Mayer, Brantz
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