Orinoco

American  

[awr-uh-noh-koh, ohr-, aw-ree-naw-kaw] / ˌɔr əˈnoʊ koʊ, ˌoʊr-, ˌɔ riˈnɔ kɔ /

noun

1. a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1,600 miles (2,575 km) long.

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Orinoco British  

/ ˌɒrɪˈnəʊkəʊ /

noun

1. a river in N South America, rising in S Venezuela and flowing west, then north as part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela, then east to the Atlantic by a great delta: the third largest river system in South America, draining an area of 945 000 sq km (365 000 sq miles); reaches a width of 22 km (14 miles) during the rainy season. Length: about 2575 km (1600 miles)

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Example Sentences

Sandy percussion accompanies a journey up the Orinoco River.

From Los Angeles Times

East of Maracaibo lies the Orinoco Belt, home to the world’s largest proven deposits, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels.

From Los Angeles Times

While Venezuela sits on the planet’s largest oil reserves—holding more than Saudi Arabia—its sludge-like petroleum from regions like the Orinoco Belt is expensive and technically difficult to extract.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wells pumped viscous, tar-like oil from fields in the Orinoco Belt, a 54,000-square-mile region that holds most of the country’s gargantuan crude reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of the foreign investment under the Apertura had gone into the Orinoco Belt, a 54,000-square-mile region, rich with oil, but oil so thick that it would not flow by itself.

From The Wall Street Journal