Truckee

[ truhk-ee ]

noun
  1. a river in E California and W Nevada, rising in Lake Tahoe and flowing E and NE for about 125 miles (201 km).

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How to use Truckee in a sentence

  • By-and-by we reached a place called Truckee which seemed to be quite a town.

  • The whole of Truckee's population came out to meet us, composed of cowboys, miners, and Indians.

    The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II | James H. Mapleson
  • Here an Indian, named Truckee, presented himself to them and offered to become their guide.

    The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton James
  • The flowing Truckee is placid and smooth, save where eager trout jump and splash.

    The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton James
  • Several times down Truckee Canyon I have seen wild canaries.

    The Lake of the Sky | George Wharton James