lost river
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lost river
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Such is the case with Pennsylvania's aptly named lost river.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023
The Lehigh Valley isn't the only "lost" river, now or historically.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023
Because there are so many underground caverns and sinkholes in the area, it has never been fully explored, and as such the lost river there could have dozens of offshoots covering hundreds of miles.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023
He explained how the cavern where we were conducting the interview had once been an active limestone quarry until quarry workers discovered the lost river and spacious caverns in 1883.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023
Deep down in a side canyon in the bed of a trickling brook he had found "yellow sand and stones" similar to those of the lost river of his youth.
From The Prospector by Connor, Ralph
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