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Definition of salt river
salt river
Plural:salt rivers
• noun
1
American A major river in central Arizona, United States, that flows westward to join the Gila River and serves as a crucial water and hydroelectric power source for the Phoenix metropolitan area.
2
A generic geographical term for a natural stream of water that has a significantly high concentration of dissolved salts, often flowing through arid regions or acting as a tidal estuary.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Salt river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/salt%20river