Tennessee River

Cultural  

1. River formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville, Tennessee; it follows a U-shaped course to enter the Ohio River in western Kentucky.

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Example Sentences

Classic Texas songs like Halo, Say What You Want and I Don't Want A Lover are purified in the swampy waters of the Tennessee River, and reborn with a spacious, soulful clarity.

From BBC

At the time, it was only known to exist in the Little Tennessee River — which the Tennessee Valley Authority was planning to dam.

From Seattle Times

At the time, it had just been discovered and was only known to exist in one stretch of the Little Tennessee River — which the Tennessee Valley Authority was planning to dam.

From Seattle Times

A Bald Eagle disappeared into the trees on the far bank of the Tennessee River just as the two researchers at the bow of our modest motorboat began hauling in the trawl net.

From Scientific American

It traces the title character’s life along the Tennessee River in the spirit of a “doomed Huckleberry Finn,” as The Times wrote of the book.

From New York Times