Peace River

noun

1. a river in W Canada, flowing NE from the Rocky Mountains in E British Columbia through Alberta to the Slave River. 1,050 miles (1,690 km) long.

Peace River

noun

1. a river in W Canada, rising in British Columbia as the Finlay River and flowing northeast into the Slave River. Length: 1715 km (1065 miles)

Example Sentences

He was thorough, practical, and after he had cut his mountain teeth in the Peace River disaster, a hardheaded man at his work.

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The discovery of the Peace River must also be attributed to him.

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In the far northwest, in the Peace River district, there may still be found a few wood buffalo.

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And yet this region is but a portal to the vaster one beyond, to the Unjigah, the mighty Peace River, to be described hereafter.

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The most extensive prairies adjacent to the Upper Peace River are those to the north already described.

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