English Explanatory Dictionary

Yellowstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A national park of the USA, located in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
  2. A river that rises in the park before flowing through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota, where it empties into the Missouri River.
  3. A nickname for the 2-8-8-4 locomotive configuration.

Pronunciation

/ˈjɛləʊstəʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yellowstone.wav

Word forms

Yellowstone

Etymology

From yellow + stone.

Derived words

Yellowstone County Yellowstone cutthroat trout
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