Missouri River

Cultural  

1. River that flows from Montana and joins the Mississippi River near St. Louis.

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Example Sentences

In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, authorizing two railroad companies to lay tracks from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal

Soon we were crossing the Missouri River, roaring through forest and skirting naked farmland where this year’s corn crop had just been cut.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, there were 20 deaths after the Little Missouri River flooded and inundated most of Arkansas’ Albert Pike Recreation Area, the weather service said.

From Los Angeles Times

And it’s at a little Kansas college built high on a bluff above the Missouri River.

From Seattle Times

After passing through the airport, the tornado crossed the Missouri River and into Iowa, north of Council Bluffs.

From Seattle Times