Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun columbia_river

1 sense of columbia river

Sense 1
Columbia, Columbia River -- (a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring)
       INSTANCE OF=> river -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")