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Wabash River

Wabash River

3.4
A river in the United States that starts in western Ohio and flows southwest to join the Ohio River
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɔːbæʃ ˈrɪvər/
translation icon : río Wabash
  • The Wabash River flows through the heart of Indiana, providing scenic views along its banks.

Examples

  • The Wabash River is an important tributary that joins the Ohio River in the southern part of the state.

  • Many recreational activities, such as fishing and boating, take place on the Wabash River during the summer.

  • The Wabash River plant in Indiana will start sending coal gas into a fuel cell early next year.

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  • They are scheduled to be installed at the Wabash River plant by the end of the month and run for one year.

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  • But the coal at the Wabash River plant is first turned into a hydrogen-rich gas.

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  • For the Wabash River demonstration, eight stacks will be combined for a total of 2 MW.

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  • The first was a 1950s-vintage pulverized coal-burning boiler in western Indiana, the Wabash River plant, operated by Global Energy of Houston.

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  • Steinfeld said the project is aiming for efficiencies in the 48 percent range, a 20 percent improvement over the efficiency of the current IGCC plant at Wabash River.

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  • The Wabash River Coal Gasification Repowering Project in West Terre Haute is preparing to receive a two-megawatt fuel cell system designed to convert gasified coal into electricity.

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Synonyms

Wabash
vsWabash River
11 7.5

A river in the United States that flows from western Ohio through Indiana to the Ohio River

is the full name including the common noun for the watercourse

Surface Forms

Wabash River main

Morphology

Wabash + river

The expression is a straightforward name + noun combination: 'Wabash' (a toponym) plus 'river' yields the referential meaning 'the river called Wabash'. This compositional, referential pattern (name + geographic term) is common across languages and is not idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Wabash River may come from a Native American word that meant 'white' or 'shining' river, which French settlers wrote down as 'Ouabache'. So the name shows the river's bright, light-coloured water, and that is why we still call it the Wabash River today.