Niobrara
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- proper noun
- /naɪˈoʊbrə/
- Given the size and richness of the Niobrara formation, Schabacker questioned why the state would begrudge citizens the right to fence off relatively small municipal land areas from drilling and the industrial traffic and construction that accompany it.
- Niobrara River
- Niobrara, Nebraska
- Niobrara Valley
Examples
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The Niobrara River flows through Nebraska, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.
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If the initiative passes, the northern Front Range city, perched atop the oil and gas-rich Niobrara Shale formation, would be the first city in the state to ban the controversial but increasingly common extraction practice.
Blog text (11) -
I'm heading north up around the Niobrara in Nebraska.
Fiction book (1993) -
I recently launched two ebooks: The Red House on the Niobrara and Toad's Road-Kill Cafe, about my travels in the western states.
Blog text (7) -
China National Offshore Oil Company is drilling in the Niobrara formation of southwestern Nebraska and northeastern Colorado, among many other locations.
Blog text (19) -
DaShui, hey, the Niobrara Sea used to have some great surf, so long as you don't mind dodging the mosasaurs.
Blog text (12) -
A month or so later, after sex with him on the warm, spacious hood of his old black Lincoln Continental, parked on a flat space overlooking the Niobrara, April pulled a blanket up around her and leaned on an elbow to regard him.
Fiction book (1991) -
It wasn't until 1881, three years later, that a cowboy named Mike cut up a whore in Big Whiskey, Nebraska, in the Niobrara River country.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Niobrara National Scenic River, named one of the top 10 canoeing rivers in the nation by Backpacker Magazine, snakes through deeply cut valleys in the beautiful north-central region of the state.
Blog text (31) -
Kayakers often explore the winding paths of the Niobrara, enjoying its scenic beauty and wildlife.
Synonyms
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A river in the United States that runs through Wyoming and Nebraska into the Missouri River
Compounds
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A river in the United States that runs through Wyoming and Nebraska into the Missouri River
Surface Forms
Etymology
Niobrara comes from a Native American language, probably Omaha or Ponca, and originally meant something like 'spreading water' or 'wide water'. So the name fits a river that spreads across the plains, which helps you remember it as a wide, flowing waterway.