Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of eastern New Mexico and western Texas flowing about 1,450 km (900 mi) south and southeast to the Rio Grande.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
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Examples
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The High Bridge over the Pecos River is the highest railroad bridge in the United States.
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The High Bridge over the Pecos River is the highest railroad bridge in the United States.
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The High Bridge over the Pecos River is the highest railroad bridge in the United States.
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I drive through the llano in silence while one commits suicide on the banks of the Pecos River as the Border Patrol closes in.
Headstone Jane Hammons 2011
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He found them camped on the Pecos River and met with the men in council over four days, laboring to convince them that they had to give up their lives on the open plains.
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010
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Department of Justice regarding a 2004 crude oil release that reached the Pecos River and a 2005 crude oil release that reached the Sabine River, as well as eight smaller releases.
Plains All American Pipeline Settles Spill Rap, Keeps On Chugging 2010
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King of the Pecos (1936): John Wayne in a classic battle over western water rights and land in the Pecos River country.
Peter H. Gleick: Water in the Movies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2010
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Madrone occupied a semiarid patch of land about a hundred miles west of the Pecos River.
Deadly Promises Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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These dunes serve as a major recharge area for the Pecos River.
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Aquatic insects, such as this recently emerged stonefly (Pteronarcys californica) comprise the fish food base in high quality coldwater streams such as the upper Pecos River.
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