Platte

Speech parts

1. Platte - Noun

2. Platte - Proper noun

Meaning

a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

board plate disk disc panel sheet slab Platte River platen river creek plateau record platt flat
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Antonyms

steep cliffs

Phrases with the word

bottom of the platte river the platte state

Anagrams

pattel

Examples

After ferrying across the Missouri River and establishing wagon trains near what became Omaha, the Mormons followed the northern bank of the Platte River in Nebraska to Fort Laramie in present-day Wyoming. Source: Internet

After the Black Vermillion River the trail angles northwest to Nebraska paralleling the Little Blue River until reaching the south side of the Platte River. Source: Internet

All of this greenery was fed with South Platte River water diverted through the city ditch. Source: Internet

An early expedition led by Robert Stuart from 1812 to 1813 proved the Platte impossible to navigate by the dugout canoes they used, let alone the large sidewheelers and sternwheelers that would later ply the Missouri in increasing numbers. Source: Internet

Another group member is Joe Frank, general manager of the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District in northeastern Colorado. Source: Internet

Before 1852 those on the north side of the Platte crossed the North Platte to the south side at Fort Laramie. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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