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Neuse

American  
[noos, nyoos] / nus, nyus /

noun

  1. a river in E central North Carolina, flowing SE to Pamlico Sound. 275 miles (442 km) long.


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"This different surveying effort has changed what we're finding and our perspective on what's possible out there. There are still discoveries to be made, even in the Neuse River game lands."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

A storm surge warning was in effect from Duck, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay south of Windmill Point, and for the Neuse River, the Pamlico River, and portions of Pamlico Sound.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

A witness shared with the police a photograph of the suspect dressed in camouflage, and they believed he was making his way to the Neuse River Greenway Trail.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

The situation drew a large response of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies to the residential area near the Neuse River Greenway.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Then Schofield sent a force, under Cox, to open the railway from Newbern to Goldsboro, on the south bank of the Neuse.

From History of the Nineteenth Army Corps by Irwin, Richard B. (Richard Biddle)