North Platte

American  

noun

1. a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.

2. a city in central Nebraska.

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Example Sentences

Escobar, 45, landed a job at Sustainable Beef, a plant that opened in June in North Platte, Neb., an hour west on Interstate 80.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new plant, Sustainable Beef in North Platte, Neb., opened earlier this year about 60 miles west of Lexington.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investigators haven’t confirmed the cause of the Sept. 14 blast in a remote corner of the railroad’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, about 250 miles west of Omaha.

From Seattle Times

The buildings that tested positive are the port of entry in Lewiston; the North Platte Federal Building; the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building and the U.S.

From Washington Times

No one was injured in the blast at Union Pacific’s massive railyard in North Platte, and no structures were damaged.

From Seattle Times