Slave River

American  

noun

1. a river in NE Alberta and the Northwest Territories, in Canada: flowing from Lake Athabasca NW to Great Slave Lake. 258 miles (415 km) long.

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Slave River British  

noun

1. Also called: Great Slave River.  a river in W Canada, in the Northwest Territories and NE Alberta, flowing from Lake Athabaska northwest to Great Slave Lake. Length: about 420 km (260 miles)

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Slave River

The plane took off from the airport in Fort Smith, and then crashed near the banks of the Slave River.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

This route is usually taken in the winter, as it cuts off a large angle in going to the Great Slave River.

From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2 by Franklin, John

He left Fort Chippewyan, skirted the lake to Slave River, then ascended its southwest tributary, Peace River.

From French Pathfinders in North America by Johnson, William Henry

Thus the primitive rocks bound Great Slave Lake to the eastward of Slave River, and the flat limestone strata occupy the country westward of that lake, as has been already mentioned.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

Two famous places for drive hunting in olden days were Point Carcajou on Peace River, and the Grand Detour on Great Slave River.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard