Salt River

Meanings

proper noun

USarchaicslangUsed in reference to losing an election; found especially in the phrase "rowed up Salt River".
A number of rivers and settlements in various countries:
1. A river in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
2. A river in Alberta and the Northwest Territories which joins the Slave River.
3. A settlement at the mouth of this river in Northwest Territories.
4. A community and river in Jamaica.
5. A river in Western Cape province and Eastern Cape province, South Africa, which flows into the Indian Ocean at Port Elizabeth.
6. A river in the Western Cape province, South Africa, which flows into Table Bay at Cape Town.
7. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, near Table Bay.
8. A river in Arizona, a tributary of the Gila River.
9. A river in California, which joins the Eel River estuary, at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean.
10. A river in Kentucky, a tributary of the Ohio River.
11. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
12. A river in Macomb County, Michigan.
13. A river in Midland County and Isabella County, Michigan.
14. A river in Missouri, a tributary of the Mississippi.
15. An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri, named after the nearby river.
16. Two townships in Missouri, in Adair County and Audrain County.
17. A river in Wyoming, a tributary of the Snake River.
18. A river in the United States Virgin Islands.

In US politics, after the Salt River in Kentucky. Various explanations exist.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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