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Pearl River

noun

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


Pearl River

noun

  1. a river in central Mississippi, flowing southwest and south to the Gulf of Mexico. Length: 789 km (490 miles)
  2. the English name for the Zhu Jiang
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

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

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

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.

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

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