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Powder River

  1. a river in NE Oregon, flowing N and SE to the Snake River. 110 miles (177 km) long.
  2. a river in NE Wyoming and SE Montana, flowing NE to the Yellowstone River. 375 miles (603 km) long.


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Example Sentences

The valley between Powder river and this range is very rolling, portions of it covered with wild sage.

On the morning of the 25th we packed up, traveled about twenty-six miles, and encamped on Powder river, near the lone pine stump.

The valley of Powder River was a favorite rendezvous of trappers, for it afforded both game and pasturage in abundance.

In this fashion the fall advanced in the Powder River Valley.

He could see Powder River, far downstream, still fighting impotently against the pressure of the current.

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