Pearl River

noun

1. a river flowing from central Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. 485 miles (780 km) long.
2. Zhu Jiang.

Pearl River

noun

1. a river in central Mississippi, flowing southwest and south to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: 789 km (490 miles)
2. See Zhu Jiang
   the English name for the Zhu Jiang

Example Sentences

The target seemed so implausible that Churchill’s aide-de-camp Tommy Thompson thought the presenter had actually said “Pearl River,” a major waterway in southern China.

From Time

The queen had one, consisting of about one hundred and fifty; and Manina had several hundreds on the island in Pearl river.

From Project Gutenberg

November 17-19 was occupied cutting a road through the cane brake, building rafts and ferrying across Pearl River.

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The bridge was saved, and the next day the troops found it convenient for crossing Pearl River.

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It is best to set out by way of Pearl River and return by the Pali, as thus you have the trade-wind in your face all the way.

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Pearl River is an extensive, deep, and well-protected bay, about ten miles from Honolulu.

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