Platte
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- proper noun
- /ˈplæt/
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Platte
- With our remaining minutes of daylight, we rushed out to Platte River Point just as the sun was setting.
- Platte River
- North Platte
- Platte, Nebraska
Examples
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In a couple of sleeps, we reached the South Fork of the Platte.
Fiction book (1995) -
I stopped and leaned on the bridge rail, staring into the murky waters of the Platte.
Fiction book (1995) -
Instead, he said they would follow the river at a distance until they reached one he called the Platte.
Fiction book (1994) -
To the southwest along the South Platte River is the city of Denver.
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On the morning of November 16th, the Wallingham wagon train was moving along north of the South Platte River.
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The last time we crossed the Platte River, Samuel's clothes were soaked.
Blog text (6) -
Growing up, it was rabbit hunting on the shores of the Platte River in Nebraska.
Blog text (14) -
Management of the Platte River, which runs through Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, exemplifies this.
Academic text (2003) -
Closer to Omaha, the Elkhorn and Platte rivers offer smooth-flowing waters and are popular with families.
Blog text (31) -
If I understand you correctly, you are going to lead your ladies through unsettled Plains country - along the South Platte River trail.
Synonyms
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A large river in Nebraska that flows east to join the Missouri River
Compounds
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A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
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A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
A river in central United States that starts in Colorado and joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
- Specialized
A wildflower from the western United States with rings of blue-violet flowers near the stem tips
Surface Forms
Etymology
Platte comes from the French word platte, meaning 'flat'. Early French explorers called it a 'flat river' because it is wide and shallow, so the name reminds us of the river's flat, broad flow.