Willamette

[ wi-lam-it ]

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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How to use Willamette in a sentence

  • He knew nothing but battle, and was one of the most dreaded warriors of the Willamettes.

    The Bridge of the Gods | Frederic Homer Balch
  • That which covered their faces is lifted, and their faces are the faces of Willamettes, and Multnomah is among them.

    The Bridge of the Gods | Frederic Homer Balch
  • One by one, the great sachems of the Willamettes gave their voices for death.

    The Bridge of the Gods | Frederic Homer Balch
  • The sachems of the Willamettes, advised of everything, were met in council in the soft Oregon spring-tide.

    The Bridge of the Gods | Frederic Homer Balch
  • Then my heart grew heavy and bitter, for I knew that woe had come to the Willamettes.

    The Bridge of the Gods | Frederic Homer Balch