Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of cyprinoid fishes or chubs, found in the Gila river in Arizona, known as hardtails.

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  • noun a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River

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Examples

  • There is nothing to do in Gila Bend except eat (and only diners) and sleep.

    Driving from Ajijic to L.A. 2008

  • Does anyone know if there are pet friendly accommodations in Gila Bend, Ajo, or Nogales AZ?

    An Old Refrain - Traveling With Pets 2007

  • Leipheimer won the Tour of the Gila on Sunday after finishing first in two of the early stages and coming in third behind Armstrong in the last stage, dubbed the Gila Monster.

    Leipheimer, Armstrong take top two spots in Tour of the Gila 2009

  • Speaking of full BRAs and giving people what they want, VeloNews has apparently figured out that by far the most interesting aspect of the Tour of the Gila was the podium girls, and so they finally wrote the article everybody was waiting for:

    Keeping Up Appearances: Filling the House, Clearing the Bike Lane BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • So in Flashman's time the Rio Grande and the Gila were the effective boundaries, for what this was worth; American administration of the ceded areas had barely begun, the frontiers were still uncertain, and it was not until the Boundary Commissions had completed their surveys in the early 1850s that the limits were determined.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

  • On our last day, we hiked outside the resort, watching for wildlife that the hotel warns guests may encounter, such as small wild boars, snakes and the prehistoric-looking reptiles called Gila monsters.

    A Double Helping of Desert 2008

  • So in Flashman's time the Rio Grande and the Gila were the effective boundaries, for what this was worth; American administration of the ceded areas had barely begun, the frontiers were still uncertain, and it was not until the Boundary Commissions had completed their surveys in the early 1850s that the limits were determined.

    Flashman And The Redskins Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1982

  • So in Flashman's time the Rio Grande and the Gila were the effective boundaries, for what this was worth; American administration of the ceded areas had barely begun, the frontiers were still uncertain, and it was not until the Boundary Commissions had completed their surveys in the early 1850s that the limits were determined.

    Flashman and The Redskins Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1982

  • Tabitha caught a baby tarantula under her bed the other morning, and we found something in the wood-pile last week that the folks at the hotel called a Gila monster.

    Tabitha at Ivy Hall Ruth Alberta Brown

  • The only other venomous reptile found in the United States is the beaded lizard, called Gila monster (pronounced heela).

    On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Lina Beard 1888

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