Pisgah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Pisgah
From Hebrew Pisgāh “height, peak”
Example Sentences
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The water that flows into the North Fork Reservoir, which serves Asheville and the towns of Black Mountain and Swannanoa, always ran clear and clean from its headwaters high in Pisgah National Forest.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
More than 100 residences in Union Township in Butler County were hit, authorities said, and there were reports of destruction from Green Township, Westchester, Pisgah and Mason.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
Along the parkway, there are two lodges, Peaks of Otter Lodge and the Pisgah Inn, and several campgrounds.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021
Officials said public boating access to Smith and Pisgah bays will be impacted.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2020
Such was the unfortunate fate of Richard Salinas, who in 1990 went hiking with a friend in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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