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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of the northeast United States flowing about 655 km (405 mi) from northern New Hampshire southward along the Vermont–New Hampshire border and through central Massachusetts and Connecticut to its outlet on Long Island Sound.
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- noun a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound
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Examples
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Barbara Ulman A16. 5-inch brown trout caught in the Black River Driving 60 miles east to the Connecticut River is a big expedition.
Wading Into Heaven Neil Ulman 2008
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The Connecticut River is a fine stream; and the banks in summer-time are, I have no doubt, beautiful; at all events, I was told so by a young lady in the cabin; and she should be a judge of beauty, if the possession of a quality include the appreciation of it, for a more beautiful creature I never looked upon.
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Today, the southernmost river with returning fish all hatchery stocked fish is the Connecticut River, which is heavily stocked.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the southernmost river with returning fish all hatchery stocked fish is the Connecticut River, which is heavily stocked.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the southernmost river with returning fish all hatchery stocked fish is the Connecticut River, which is heavily stocked.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the southernmost river with returning fish all hatchery stocked fish is the Connecticut River, which is heavily stocked.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Albany courts to contest New York's claim that the Connecticut River was the boundary between that province and New Hampshire.
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The Connecticut River is a fine stream; and the banks in summer-time are, I have no doubt, beautiful: at all events, I was told so by a young lady in the cabin; and she should be a judge of beauty, if the possession of a quality include the appreciation of it, for a more beautiful creature I never looked upon.
American Notes 1842
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The Connecticut River is a fine stream; and the banks in summer-time are, I have no doubt, beautiful; at all events, I was told so by a young lady in the cabin; and she should be a judge of beauty, if the possession of a quality include the appreciation of it, for a more beautiful creature I never looked upon.
American Notes Charles Dickens 1841
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The Connecticut River is a major New England waterway, forming the border between Vermont and New Hampshire for most of its northern length and flowing south through Massachusetts and Connecticut to Long Island Sound.
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