Cowlitz

[ kou-lits ]

/ ˈkaʊ lɪts /

a river in SW Washington state, flowing W and S to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.

a county in SW Washington. 1166 sq. mi. (3021 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for cowlitz

We soon arrived at the Cowlitz landing, the end of the canoe journey.

Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail |Ezra Meeker
The next afternoon saw us nearing the crossing of the Cowlitz again at Warbass Landing.

Blazing The Way |Emily Inez Denny
Save the muddy track from the Cowlitz to Olympia and thence to Steilacoom, and a few local trails, roads there were none.

The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2) |Hazard Stevens
The country was much obscured with smoke from heavy fires which had been raging on the Cowlitz the last two days.

Mount Rainier |Various

Stevens describes their ascent by the now familiar path, over Cowlitz Cleaver and past Gibraltar.

The Mountain that was 'God' |John H. Williams