Roanoke

[ roh-uh-nohk ]

/ ˈroʊ əˌnoʊk /

a city in SW Virginia.

a river flowing SE from western Virginia to Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. 380 miles (610 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for roanoke

In nearby Roanoke, I pulled my car off to the side of the road, listened to live radio reports from the scene and wept.

Former Virginia Tech Professor: The Rising Toll of America's Gun Culture |Roland Lazenby |December 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It stretched away to those rivers and bays, to that island of Roanoke, whence had fled Raleigh's settlers.

Pioneers of the Old South |Mary Johnston
It was then conveyed to the bank of the Roanoke, about two miles from the scene of the lynching.

The Red Record |Ida B. Wells-Barnett
John Randolph of Roanoke had said of slavery: "We are holding a wolf by the ears; it is perilous alike to hold on or to let go."

The Negro and the Nation |George S. Merriam

I have been going to sea for many years, but never have I seen a mess like the old 'Roanoke.'

The Flying Bo'sun |Arthur Mason
We were to take a very dangerous and responsible position, immediately at the mouth of the Roanoke river.

Reminiscences of Two Years in the United States Navy |John M. Batten