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Neches

American  
[nech-iz] / ˈnɛtʃ ɪz /

noun

  1. a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.


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This month, a jet skier stumbled on a tangle of wrecked ships from World War I at the bottom of the Neches River in East Texas.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware with plans to eliminate $950 million of $1.3 billion in secured debt and shed liabilities from an explosion and fire at its plant in Port Neches, Texas.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2022

Port Neches is a petrochemical refining center located near the Gulf Coast about 13 miles southeast of Beaumont, Texas.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2022

After about 12 hours, the Neches River resumed its normal direction of flow toward Sabine Lake.

From Fox News • Aug. 30, 2020

Peace had been declared in Europe, and at the Neches he was met by St. Denis, who agreed to permit an unresisted reoccupation of the abandoned posts.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene