Tar River

[ tahr ]

1. a river in NE North Carolina, flowing SE to an estuary on Pamlico Sound. 217 miles (349 km) long.

Example Sentences

Yet historic Princeville, on the banks of the Tar River in eastern North Carolina, is one hurricane away from disaster.

From Seattle Times

Princeville is in a bad spot when it comes to hurricanes because of its position on the Tar River.

From Seattle Times

Yet Princeville, on the banks of the Tar River in eastern North Carolina, is one hurricane away from disaster.

From Seattle Times

The town sits in a bend in the Tar River, 124 miles from the Atlantic Ocean at the edge of North Carolina’s coastal plain.

From Seattle Times

Princeville was built at a spot where the Tar River veers through a 90-degree bend, creating a natural choke point when hurricanes flush the river with rain.

From New York Times