Athabasca

[ ath-uh-bas-kuh ]

/ ˌæθ əˈbæs kə /

Lake, a lake in W Canada, in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta. About 200 miles (320 km) long; about 3000 sq. mi. (7800 sq. km).

a river in SW Alberta, Canada, flowing NE to Lake Athabasca; oil-bearing tar sands. 765 miles (1231 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for athabaska

Three years later moved to the Athabaska department, and remained there until 1809, when he took charge of New Caledonia.

The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History |Various
The following morning the guide and his helper with the outfit were waiting for us on the other side of the Athabaska.

Among the Canadian Alps |Lawrence J. Burpee
The summit of the pass is eighteen miles in a straight line from the Athabaska River.

The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History |Various
Kane crossed the Athabaska Pass in 1846, and returned the same way the following year.

Among the Canadian Alps |Lawrence J. Burpee

The pass was used thereafter by the traders as a route from the Athabaska to the Columbia.

The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History |Various

Athabaska

/ (ˌæθəˈbæskə) /

Lake Athabaska a lake in W Canada, in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta. Area: about 7770 sq km (3000 sq miles)

a river in W Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing northeast to Lake Athabaska. Length: 1230 km (765 miles)