PECOS RIVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pecos River mean? 

• PECOS RIVER (noun)
  The noun PECOS RIVER has 1 sense:

1. a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas

  Familiarity information: PECOS RIVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PECOS RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Pecos; Pecos River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Pecos River" is a part of...):

Land of Enchantment; N.M.; New Mexico; NM (a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border)

Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)