Definition of Mackenzie River

1. Noun. A Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea.

Exact synonyms: Mackenzie
Group relationships: Canada
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mackenzie River

Machmeter
Machmeters
Machu Picchu
Machupo virus
Macintosh
Macintoshes
Mack
Mack Sennett
Mack truck
Mackay-Marg tonometer
Mackem
Mackems
Mackenzie
Mackenzie's amputation
Mackenzie River (current term)
Mackinac Bridge
Mackinaw blanket
Mackinaw boat
Mackinaw coat
Maclagan's test
Maclagan's thymol turbidity test
Maclean
Macleaya
Macleaya cordata
Macleod
Macleod's rheumatism
Macleod's syndrome
Maclura
Maclura pomifera

Literary usage of Mackenzie River

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1881)
"Note on the Microscopic Examination of some Fossil Wood from the Mackenzie River." By C. SCHROTER, Assistant at the Botanical Laboratory of the Polytechnic ..."

2. Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada: Déliberations by Royal Society of Canada (1890)
"I. SPECIMENS FROM Mackenzie River. The fossil plants collected on the Mackenzie by Dr. Richardson, were described by Heer in the " Flora Fossilis ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The paper consists of a concise history of the discovery of Devonian rocks at various localities in the Athabasca, Mackenzie River and Yukon districts by ..."

4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1908)
"On May 3 we went to the east branch of the Mackenzie river, travelling up it knee-deep through soft snow and slush ; nor were we able to put our sledge ..."

5. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"The upper Mackenzie River lies within the discontinuous permafrost zone1 and so is of particular interest in that adjoining frozen and unfrozen terrain ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The valley of the Mackenzie River in the west is fertile and covered with trees almost to the very mouth of the river in the Arctic Ocean. ..."

7. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1865)
"An Account of the Mackenzie River District. By R. MA^FARLANE, ESQ., of Fort Anderson, on the Mackenzie. Communicated by SIB JOHN ..."

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