Dan River

American  

[dahn riv-er, dan] / ˈdɑn ˈrɪv ər, ˈdæn /

noun

1. a river in S Virginia and N North Carolina, flowing S and E to the Roanoke River. 180 miles (290 km) long.

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Example Sentences

In places like Caswell County, residents have fallen further behind, said Shannon Moretz, program director of the Caswell Chapter of the Health Collaborative, which studies health disparities in the Dan River Region.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2020

In 2014, a break in a pond at Duke Energy’s plant in Eden, N.C., sent 27 million gallons of sludge into the Dan River.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2020

Four of the nine charges were related to the Dan River spill.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2018

The estimated 39,000 tons of coal ash spewed into the Dan River and coated the waterway for more than 70 miles.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2017

When the British got across there was a race for the Dan River on the borders of Virginia.

From The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman