Palouse

[ puh-loos ]

/ pəˈlus /

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noun

a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.

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Words nearby Palouse

Palos, palo santo, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Verdes Estates, Palouse, paloverde, palp, palpable, palpal, palpate

How to use Palouse in a sentence

They bought grain in the Palouse district and along Snake river.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
Specimens from the central valleys of the Cascades may be called morphna and those from the Palouse country montana, at pleasure.
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)|William Leon Dawson
A very correct description of "Lewiston Hill" and of the famous Palouse country beyond.
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various
Palouse, or Pelouse, 'reside on the banks of the Palouse and Snake rivers.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft

Passing into Washington, we find an account of the origin of the falls of Palouse River and of certain native tribes.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft