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
Our run across to the Main was uneventful, and on the sixth morning out from Port Royal we made Point Gallinas, arriving off Cartagena some twenty hours afterwards.
From The Log of a Privateersman by Rainey, W. (William)
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