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
More than once he’s jumped into his pickup in the middle of the night and rushed down to check on a diversion point along the Gallinas River.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 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
Gallinas, or guinea-fowl, have so little care for comfort, or indeed for man, that they fall but a short way within the frontier of domestication.
From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Galton, Francis, Sir
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