Housatonic
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- proper noun
- /ˌhaʊsəˈtɒnɪk/
- The Bulldogs, whose varsity eight finished second behind the Yale heavyweights two weeks ago at the Head of the Housatonic, will enter three boats in two events, both held on Sunday.
- Housatonic River
Examples
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It's the mid-1970s, and Paul Schmidt, Venable, and I are driving north up Route 7, passing the shiplike island in the Housatonic River that never fails to get me singing that Kurt Weill song.
Academic text (2003) -
In the mighty brick mills and factories along the Housatonic, it has been launched the next downward cycle and how will this son survive his second son no better than a clerk at the bank, a mild, evasive man not party to his wife's spiritual ambition.
Fiction book (2002) -
There's a new chick on the Housatonic.
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So she got in a canoe and headed for the falls on the Housatonic River to commit suicide.
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Housatonic.
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Right now, my focus is on a bunch of small streams that are easy to get to, but I also fish the Housatonic River and Farmington River for trout.
Blog text (19) -
John Sargeant, an early missionary to the Housatonic people, concretely illuminates the meaning of this statement for Native North Americans in a letter he wrote proposing the establishment of "a Charity-House for the instruction of our Indian children."
Academic text (1998) -
The Housatonic River flows through the picturesque landscape of western Massachusetts.
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Many kayakers enjoy paddling down the Housatonic River during the summer months.
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The Housatonic River is known for its beautiful views and recreational activities such as fishing.
Synonyms
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A river in the northeastern United States that starts in western Massachusetts and flows south into Long Island Sound
Compounds
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A river in the northeastern United States that starts in western Massachusetts and flows south into Long Island Sound
Surface Forms
Etymology
Housatonic comes from a Native American word for the river and land there, often said to mean 'river beyond the mountain' or 'place beyond the hills', so the name describes the river's location in western Massachusetts and Connecticut.