Kennebec
[ ken-uh-bek, ken-uh-bek ]
noun
a river flowing S through W Maine to the Atlantic. 164 miles (264 km) long.
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How to use Kennebec in a sentence
"Some little place near the mouth of the Kennebec River," Prescott answered.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving HancockWe could trace the Kennebec river in its windings to the sea and fancied we could see in the dim distance the blue Atlantic.
Fifty Years In The Northwest | William Henry Carman FolsomThe writer tells us that many years ago, on the banks of the Kennebec River, he saw an Indian coming across in his canoe.
Lessons on Manners | Edith E. WigginThey were to make their way up the Kennebec River and through the dense Maine woods.
George Washington | Calista McCabe CourtenayThe first of these was built at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Maine.
Sinking of the Titanic | Various
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