Conchos

[ kawn-chaws; English kon-chohs ]

noun

1. a river in NE Mexico, flowing E and N to the Rio Grande. About 350 miles (565 km) long.

Example Sentences

On his head was an impossibly large cowboy hat with a silver hatband, which I at first thought was made of little conchos but turned out to be little silhouettes of, right...more women.

From Literature

In 2006, an explosion at the Pasta de Conchos mine killed 65 men.

From Reuters

The 2006 tragedy in the nearby Pasta de Conchos mine, where 65 miners died after a gas build-up caused a fire and explosion, was still fresh in their minds.

From Seattle Times

No one has been sentenced for the 2006 deaths at the Pasta de Conchos mine.

From Seattle Times

Mexico’s worst mining accident also occurred in Coahuila on Feb. 19, 2006, when an explosion ripped through the Pasta de Conchos mine while 73 miners were inside.

From Seattle Times