Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of northeast Kansas formed by the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers and flowing about 270 km (170 mi) eastward to the Missouri River at Kansas City.
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- noun a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
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Examples
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For 150 years, its fortuitous location at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Oregon Trail has made the city formerly known as Topeka a key jumping-off point to the new world of the West, just as for 150 months the company formerly known as Google has been a key jumping-off point to the new world of the web.
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When in 1858 a crucial bridge built across the Kansas River was destroyed by flooding mere months later, it was promptly rebuilt — and we too are accustomed to releasing 2.0 versions of software after stormy feedback on our ‘beta’ releases.
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She and her husband live on a river bluff overlooking the Kansas River.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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She and her husband live on a river bluff overlooking the Kansas River.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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She and her husband live on a river bluff overlooking the Kansas River.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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She and her husband live on a river bluff overlooking the Kansas River.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009
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In the eastern part of the state, where the Kansas River is already considered a toxic hazard because of massive fertilizer contamination, corn ethanol capacity will grow from 101 to 667 gallons per day in the near future.
A Biofuel Reality Check; A Sane Voice from Iowa Farm Country 2008
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Fort Riley lay roughly 150 miles southwest of Fort Leavenworth on the north bank of the Kansas River.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008
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The last time it let go, 200 years ago, it rang church bells in Boston, so it will probably shake the Kansas River bottoms pretty well.
The miracle of cornstarch and vibration. Ann Althouse 2008
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In the eastern half of the state, where the Kansas River is already considered a toxic hazard because of fertilizer contamination, corn ethanol capacity is slated to grow from 101 to 667 gallons per day in the near future.
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