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Definition of Platte River
1. Noun. A river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platte River
Literary usage of Platte River
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1877)
"MAIN OR MIDDLE FORK OF THE SOUTH Platte River. The source of the Middle or Main
Fork of the South Platte River has its origin iu a large amphitheater, ..."
2. Quaint and Historic Forts of North America by John Martin Hammond (1915)
"AT THE FORKS OF THE Platte River—WYOMING NE of the most famous of the western
Indian forts of the United States is situated on the west bank of the Laramie ..."
3. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"Wide prairies.—Vegetable productions.—Tabular hills.—Slabs of sandstone.— Nebraska
or Platte River.—Scanty fare.—Buffalo skulls.—Wagons turned into boats. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1904)
"... of Platte River to Kansas City—Kansas River, by Mr. P. Connor, Local Forecast
Official, Kansas City, Mo.—The flood of 1903 marks an epoch in the history ..."
5. Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year by John Charles Frémont (1847)
"North fork of Platte river, North fork of Platte river, North fork of Plane river,
Dried Meat camp, North fork of Platte river, noon halt, North fork of ..."
6. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1877)
"MAIN OR MIDDLE FORK OF THE SOUTH Platte River. The source of the Middle or Main
Fork of the South Platte River has its origin iu a large amphitheater, ..."
7. Quaint and Historic Forts of North America by John Martin Hammond (1915)
"AT THE FORKS OF THE Platte River—WYOMING NE of the most famous of the western
Indian forts of the United States is situated on the west bank of the Laramie ..."
8. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"Wide prairies.—Vegetable productions.—Tabular hills.—Slabs of sandstone.— Nebraska
or Platte River.—Scanty fare.—Buffalo skulls.—Wagons turned into boats. ..."
9. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1904)
"... of Platte River to Kansas City—Kansas River, by Mr. P. Connor, Local Forecast
Official, Kansas City, Mo.—The flood of 1903 marks an epoch in the history ..."
10. Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year by John Charles Frémont (1847)
"North fork of Platte river, North fork of Platte river, North fork of Plane river,
Dried Meat camp, North fork of Platte river, noon halt, North fork of ..."
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