Willamette

American  

[wi-lam-it] / wɪˈlæm ɪt /

noun

1. a river flowing N through NW Oregon into the Columbia River at Portland. About 290 miles (465 km) long.

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Example Sentences

We applied on a government website for a $5 permit to cut down a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest, which stretches along the western slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then she drove off to Portland, Ore., where she forestalled her father’s hope that she become a lawyer by eventually landing a job at alternative newspaper Willamette Week.

From Los Angeles Times

A native Californian and graduate of Sacramento State, Sasse settled in Canby, Ore., a small Willamette Valley town south of Portland, about three decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Pomeroy’s body was discovered in the Willamette River located in Hyak Park, Oregon, on Wednesday around 10 a.m., according to a press release from the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

From Salon

Pomeroy’s family told Portland Monthly that the accident occurred when their inner tubes, which were tied together, flipped over in fast-moving currents after hitting a snag on the Willamette River.

From Salon