Schuylkill

[skool-kil, skoo-kuhl]

noun

1. a river flowing SE from E Pennsylvania to the Delaware River at Philadelphia. 131 miles (210 km) long.

Example Sentences

When a drive-along assassination of Merlino rival John Stanfa was attempted on Philly’s Schuylkill Expressway in August 1993, it failed because the assailants had cut gun holes on the side of their van for their gun barrels but, as recalled by veteran FBI special agent Charlotte Lang, they forgot about the peepholes.

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The Mantua section is in western Philadelphia, near the Schuylkill River.

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Moving to Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in 2021, he had access to local manufacturers, including a metal fabricator who primarily built roller coasters.

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Floodwaters from the overflowing of the Schuylkill submerged Kelly Drive in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

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A jury took just 15 minutes to convict Cavalcante of killing Deborah Brandao, his girlfriend of two years, in front of her children at her home in Schuylkill Township in April 2021.

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