Meanings
proper noun
- A river in Colorado, United States.
Origin
A corruption of the French cache à la poudre ("powder cache"), referring to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river.
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APA
Cache la Poudre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cache%20la%20Poudre
MLA
“Cache la Poudre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cache%20la%20Poudre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cache la Poudre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cache%20la%20Poudre.
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