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Livenza

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[lee-ven-tsah] / liˈvɛn tsɑ /

noun

  1. a river in NE Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic. 70 miles (113 km) long.


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Air Force confirmed that Hale’s body had been found in the Livenza River, within a mile of where he went missing July 2.

From Washington Post

Opening cocktails include the Fancy Free, made with bourbon, maraschino liqueur and bitters; the Sud Americano with Campari, Livenza, lemon and soda; sangria; and the Yerba Brava, made with yerba mate, vodka, lemon, honey and mint.

From Los Angeles Times

Sections of the navy belonging to the defense of Monfalcone and Grado were under fire on foot from the first days of the resistance between the Tagliamento and the Livenza, and many others wished to join these gray-green companies.

From Project Gutenberg

The Livenza, however, did not offer the necessary natural defenses to make a determined and extended defense possible, and its only purpose was to delay the enemy sufficiently long to make it possible for the Italians to withdraw in good order behind the next line of defense, the Piave.

From Project Gutenberg

The Livenza line was reached on November 6, 1917.

From Project Gutenberg