Nueces

[ noo-ey-suhs, nyoo- ]

/ nuˈeɪ səs, nyu- /

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noun

a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.

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How to use Nueces in a sentence

Part of the dispute was where Texas claimed to draw its border, at the Nueces or the Rio Grande, which would give it an additional 150 miles of territory.
Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class|Gabriela Laveaga|July 22, 2021|Washington Post
That our Congress understood the boundary of Texas to extend beyond the Nueces.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two|Abraham Lincoln
He tells us it went beyond the Nueces, but he does not tell us it went to the Rio Grande.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two|Abraham Lincoln
The country from the Nueces to the Rio Grande was a wild but fertile stretch, given over to the sheep and cattle ranches.
Roads of Destiny|O. Henry

On the other side of the Nueces is "Oakville," a45 miserable settlement, consisting of about twenty wooden huts.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863|Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle
Hubbs (1957:93) pointed out that the Ro Grande-Nueces divide also limits a large number of species of fish.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae)|Robert G. Webb