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Meanings of yellow river in English

Portuguese
rio amarelo
Catalan
huang he
Spanish
huang he

A major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta.

rio amarelo
Usage of yellow river in English
1
There was a yellow river again, and hills covered with a bare forest.
The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign
2
The wide, yellow river stretched before them, a smooth, molten surface.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
3
The creek is roaring down through the sheep pasture, like a yellow river!
Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin
4
How very English it is,- alittleyellow river,-andyou call it the sea!
The Way We Live Now
5
The palms threaded their endless line along the yellow river.
The Triumph Of Night / 1916
6
Thus, a yellow river was seen flowing between two distinct brooks, green and blue respectively.
The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation
7
The wide, yellow river was running like a mill-race, bending the willows, lapping hungrily at the crumbling shore.
The Man from the Bitter Roots
8
The heavy shadow of the mountain fell across them and across the swollen yellow river they had just escaped.
Hidden Creek
9
Then he looked straight before him at the yellow river, and the shore beyond, where the Mexican camp lay.
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
10
Thick yellow river fogs, mixed with coal-smoke and whatever rubbish was going into the air for the last five centuries.
Neverwhere
11
It was past midnight, and the moon was riding high over the narrowing yellow river, when Jack again stepped out on deck.
A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's, and Other Stories
12
Strangely enough, the great yellow river flows above the city, its surface being nearly thirty feet above the streets in time of flood.
Southern Stories / Retold from St. Nicholas
13
The yellow river was almost free of craft; along the other bank some barges were being warped up-stream; nearby only patrol boats were visible.
The Unwilling Vestal
14
They stretched themselves on the damp earth, the great, yellow river close behind them, and the forest in front swarming with the savage force.
The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississipp...
15
He went in a cloud of sparkling, black dust that turned instantly into shining gold when it reached the yellow river from the stars.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
16
But the lonesome gray land, cut by the coiling yellow river, still rolled before him, and its desolation and chill struck to his heart.
The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad
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Translations for yellow river
Spanish
huang he
Yellow river through the time
Yellow river across language varieties
United Kingdom
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