Yellowstone National Park

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noun

a park in NW Wyoming and adjacent parts of Montana and Idaho: geysers, hot springs, falls, canyon. 3,458 sq. mi. (8,955 sq. km).

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Words nearby Yellowstone National Park

Yellow Sea, yellow spot, Yellowstone, Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, yellow streak, yellowtail, yellowtail flounder, yellowtail kingfish, yellowthroat

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How to use Yellowstone National Park in a sentence

By midsummer, the town of Jackson and its neighboring Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park will be busy.
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The reason for the sudden restart of Steamboat Geyser, found at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, remains a mystery, the scientists say.
Reawakened Yellowstone geyser isn’t a sign of imminent explosion|Carolyn Gramling|January 11, 2021|Science News
Yellowstone National Park just had its busiest September on record, with more than 800,000 visits—a 21 percent increase from the previous September.
National Parks are logging record crowds. Here’s how to visit safely.|Ula Chrobak|October 15, 2020|Popular-Science
Wildlife ecologist Jim Halfpenny was standing by the stone arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park on January 12, 1995, when horse trailers eased through carrying the first wild gray wolves to enter the park in about 60 years.
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Kayla Fratt greets a driver as he hauls his boat toward one of three boat ramps in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park.
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The scheme has been condemned by civil liberties groups and queried by the National Association of Head Teachers.
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He is expected to spend the next few days closeted with lawyers and advisers at his home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor Great Park.
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But Sarah Ferguson still lives in the family home, Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, when she is in the U.K.
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Portraits of Lincoln and Eisenhower were removed from the offices of the Republican National Committee.
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Whether he can do it on the national stage is the unanswered question.
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He was long a correspondent of the National Intelligencer and other papers, residing in Virginia.
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He used to walk through the park, and note with pleasure the care that his father bestowed on the gigantic property.
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The great park which surrounded it was one of the most celebrated in all England, celebrated alike for its size and its beauty.
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The road descended on the other side, and we followed it till we came unexpectedly upon a little circular park.
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He has come to believe in such things as old age pensions and national insurance.
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British Dictionary definitions for Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

noun

a national park in the NW central US, mostly in NW Wyoming: the oldest and largest national park in the US, containing unusual geological formations and geysers. Area: 8956 sq km (3458 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Located in Wyoming.

notes for Yellowstone National Park

Famous for its geysers, including “Old Faithful,” and for its bears and buffalo.

notes for Yellowstone National Park

The first national park in the United States.