Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Athabasca or Ath·a·bas·ka [ath-uh-bas-kuh] Examples noun
- Lake, a lake in W Canada, in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta. About 200 miles (320 km) long; about 3000 sq. mi. (7800 sq. km).
- a river in SW Alberta, Canada, flowing NE to Lake Athabasca; oil-bearing tar sands. 765 miles (1231 km) long.
Examples from the Web for athabasca Contemporary Examples of athabasca
Michael keeps his cool until he sees piles of Petroleum Coke on the banks of the Athabasca.
Our Trip to The Climate War’s Ground Zero
Darren Aronofsky
September 19, 2014
We join Chief Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) tribe for dinner.
Our Trip to The Climate War’s Ground Zero
Darren Aronofsky
September 19, 2014
Historical Examples of athabasca
By the shacks and the Chinks’ truck-gardens to the Athabasca saloon.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914
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This camp is in the direct natural path from that part o’ the Athabasca.
Argyll Saxby
The arrival of the Athabasca traders was the signal for tremendous activity.
A. C. Laut
“More fools they to go into the Athabasca,” declared the mountaineer.
A. C. Laut
You don’t say they’re sending another lot of men to the Athabasca!
A. C. Laut