Salt River

English

Etymology

In US poltics, after the Salt River in Kentucky. Various explanations exist.

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Proper noun

Salt River

1. (archaic US slang) Used in reference to losing an election; found especially in the phrase "rowed up Salt River".
2. A number of rivers and settlements in various countries:
   1. A river in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
   2. A river in Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada, which joins the Slave River.
   3. A settlement at the mouth of this river in Northwest Territories.
   4. A community and river in Jamaica.
   5. A river in Western Cape province and Eastern Cape province, South Africa, which flows into the Indian Ocean at Port Elizabeth.
   6. A river in Western Cape province, South Africa, which flows into Table Bay at Cape Town.
   7. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, near Table Bay.
   8. In the United States:
      1. A river in Arizona, a tributary of the Gila River.
      2. A river in California, which joins the Eel River estuary, at its outlet to the Pacific Ocean.
      3. A river in Kentucky, a tributary of the Ohio River.
      4. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
      5. A river in Macomb County, Michigan.
      6. A river in Midland County and Isabella County, Michigan.
      7. A river in Missouri, a tributary of the Mississippi.
      8. An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri, named after the nearby river.
      9. Two townships in Missouri, in Adair County and Audrain County.
      10. A river in Wyoming, a tributary of the Snake River.
   9. A river in the United States Virgin Islands.