Connecticut
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- proper noun
- /kəˈnɛtɪkət/
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río Connecticut
- Moreover, hydrological conditions below the falls favored commercial operations on the west, or Greenfield, side of the Connecticut River.
- Connecticut River
- Connecticut River Valley
Clocks are famous in New England, muskets are famous up and down the Connecticut River Valley.
- Clocks are famous in New England, muskets are famous up and down the Connecticut River Valley.
Examples
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In 1847, his father bought him a 70-acre farm on the Connecticut coast.
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Route 12A goes along the Connecticut River and is known for its old barns and covered bridges.
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Clocks are famous in New England, muskets are famous up and down the Connecticut River Valley.
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Their spirits soon merged with the rivers of the world, and the Connecticut River is his river.
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Shipped from its manufacturing site in Korea, the intercooler was barged up the Connecticut River.
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With one of these floating barrels, he had sunk a British schooner in the Connecticut River.
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If our house stood on higher ground, I could see 15 miles up the winding Connecticut River to the squat bulk of Mount Pocumtuck.
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One was William Moore, who shared business interests with several of the Connecticut River Valley's leading merchant-entrepreneurs, including Jeremiah Wadsworth of Hartford.
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Runs in several large rivers from Maine to the Chesapeake Bay have declined by 99.9%; for example, at the Holyoke Dam on the Connecticut River, counts went from approximately 630,000 in 1985 to 21 in 2006.
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The Coast Guard sent cutters to break up the ice covering the Connecticut River.
Synonyms
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A large river in the northeastern United States that flows south into Long Island Sound
Compounds
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A large river in the northeastern United States that flows south into Long Island Sound
Surface Forms
Etymology
Connecticut, the river, takes its name from a Native American word Quinehtukqut, meaning 'long tidal river'. That's why the river's name describes a long waterway used for travel and trade.