Peace River

American  

noun

1. a river in W Canada, flowing NE from the Rocky Mountains in E British Columbia through Alberta to the Slave River. 1,050 miles (1,690 km) long.

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Peace River British  

noun

1. a river in W Canada, rising in British Columbia as the Finlay River and flowing northeast into the Slave River. Length: 1715 km (1065 miles)

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Example Sentences

Behind the Peace River plant, sprawled out across a massive lawn, and behind a chain-link fence, were the ruins of a processing infrastructure.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The 10-person expert panel described in SRL completed their work before the release of the study suggesting the Peace River sequence was induced.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

Investigators are heading to the site of the crash, which took place south-east of the town of Manning in the Peace River area.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2023

Officials also expanded evacuation orders for the Donnie Creek fire, the second-largest recorded in the province, in the Peace River region.

From Reuters • Jun. 9, 2023

We proceeded along the Mountains until the 24th of September, and had reached the head waters of the Peace River, when a heavy fall of snow stopped my collecting plants for that season.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John