Pedernales
[ pur-dn-al-uhs ]
/ ˌpɜr dnˈæl əs /
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noun
a river in central Texas, flowing E to the Colorado river. About 105 miles (169 km) long.
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peddlery, peddling, -pede, pederast, pederasty, Pedernales, pedes, pedestal, pedestal table, pedestrian, pedestrian crossing
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How to use Pedernales in a sentence
Pedro Fages thus describes a burial ceremony at the place named by him Sitio de los Pedernales.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe BancroftPoint Pedernales, about five miles beyond, preserves the name.
The March of Portol|Zoeth S. Eldredge and E. J. MoleraAnd each spring the Pedernales River would flood our valley.