Pasco

[ pas-koh ]

/ ˈpæs koʊ /

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noun

a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.

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How to use Pasco in a sentence

Pasco says a federal law would place unnecessary pressure on officers and make citizens skeptical of their motives.
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But it was Thanksgiving weekend and the Pasco-Richland area was where Palin wanted to be.
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The Viceroy sent orders to the military at Pasco to attend to my call, and told me he would send whatever troops I wished with me.
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This last place is on the way to Cerro de Pasco, whither transports of money are frequently sent.
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On the Pasco road the hamlet of Llanga is situated, at twelve leagues from Lima.
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This is the celebrated Cerro de Pasco, famed throughout the world for its rich silver mines.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
In Cerro de Pasco there are two very remarkable veins of silver.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi