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Housatonic

[ hoo-suh-ton-ik ]

/ ˌhu səˈtɒn ɪk /

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noun

a river flowing S from NW Massachusetts through SW Connecticut to Long Island Sound near Stratford, Connecticut. 148 miles (240 km) long.

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Words nearby Housatonic

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How to use Housatonic in a sentence

Their effect on the "Ironsides" in October, and now on the "Housatonic," sustains me in the idea.
A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865|Richard L. Maury
"I was better off coupling freight cars on the Housatonic," he soon remarked.
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories|Owen Wister
Ought not a factory turned by the Housatonic do more work than a factory turned by a thin and shallow mountain stream?
The Wedding Ring|T. De Witt Talmage
Here the little party spent many days in experimenting with it in the waters about the island; and in the Housatonic River.
The Only Woman in the Town|Sarah J. Prichard

This Housatonic road is rich in just such pastoral pictures.
Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson