Salado
Americannoun
noun
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a river in N Argentina, rising in the Andes as the Juramento and flowing southeast to the Paraná River. Length: 2012 km (1250 miles)
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a river in W Argentina, rising near the Chilean border as the Desaguadero and flowing south to the Colorado River. Length: about 1365 km (850 miles)
Example Sentences
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It crashed around 1:30 p.m. local time south of Salado, which is about 50 miles north of Austin, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The lake is the centerpiece of the Rio Salado Project, a riverbed revitalization plan that McCain advocated for until his death.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
The regulator also requested a study to verify whether the volumes of water extracted by Ojos del Salado mine have detrimented nearby aquifers.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2022
In Phoenix, the money will help build a new bike and pedestrian bridge over the Rio Salado, connecting the city’s southern area with downtown.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Smaller streams, such as the Río Salado, Río Nazas and Río Salinas, seem to be unimportant barriers to the passage of these pocket gophers.
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