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Salto

American  
[sahl-taw] / ˈsɑl tɔ /

noun

  1. a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.


Salto British  
/ ˈsalto /

noun

  1. a port in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River. It is Uruguay's second largest city. Pop: 105 000 (2005 est)

"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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According to its latest data from May, it is 59% cheaper to buy a basket of food, drinks, clothing and household products in Concordia than in the Uruguayan town of Salto.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

"Passing the main text was a major step forward," said Felipe Salto, chief economist at broker Warren Rena.

From Reuters ● May 25, 2023

Located on the border with Portugal in the province of Zamora and a three-hour drive from Madrid, Salto de Castro has many of the buildings you would expect to find in a small Spanish town.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022

So we hiked an hour through a mossy forest to the Salto do Prego waterfall, and after climbing to the rapids above the falls, I jumped into a rocky pool to cool off.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

High up the River Parana is found the magnificent waterfall, El Salto de Guira, rivalling in splendour Niagara itself.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston

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