Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river rising in southeast Kentucky and flowing about 1,100 km (685 mi) in a winding course southwest into northern Tennessee then northwest to the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
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Examples
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Sounds leadership has carefully analyzed all the locations that have been previously mentioned, and we believe that the downtown thermal transfer site along the Cumberland River is the most feasible location.
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People are invited to give their views on how best to manage the shores of Cheatham Lake - better known as the Cumberland River as it passes through Davidson and Cheatham counties - for wildlife, clean water and safety.
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People are invited to give their views on how best to manage the shores of Cheatham Lake - better known as the Cumberland River as it passes through Davidson and Cheatham counties - for wildlife, clean water and safety.
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People are invited to give their views on how best to manage the shores of Cheatham Lake - better known as the Cumberland River as it passes through Davidson and Cheatham counties - for wildlife, clean water and safety.
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"Construction of a new State Route 109 Bridge over the Cumberland River is a step closer to reality - several members of the City worked with TDOT to design a bridge that allows pedestrians and bicycles to cross the river along with vehicular traffic
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MR: Gong back to the title track, I wanted to ask you about the lyric in Guitar Slinger that goes, "There's a few licks left in this guitar slinger, even though half of my stuff's in the Cumberland River."
Mike Ragogna: Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rogers Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: Gong back to the title track, I wanted to ask you about the lyric in Guitar Slinger that goes, "There's a few licks left in this guitar slinger, even though half of my stuff's in the Cumberland River."
Mike Ragogna: Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rogers Mike Ragogna 2011
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Today the Grand Ole Opry building has been devastated by the flooding of the Cumberland River, as have so many other truly historic and special places in Music City.
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The Cumberland River finally began receding Tuesday, exposing mud-caked homes and submerged cars as officials searched door to door for more victims of a record-busting flash flood and weekend storm already blamed for nearly 30 deaths.
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The Opry House is part of the large Gaylord Opryland Hotel complex that took on water when the Cumberland River rose more than 12 feet above flood stage due to record rains that have inundated middle and western Tennessee.
Grand Ole Opry Flood Devastating, Opryland Hotel Underwater 2010
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