truckee
truckee Lexical Profile
• noun
American An incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States, located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and known historically as a logging and railroad hub, and currently as a major gateway to Lake Tahoe ski resorts.
"After a long, scenic drive up the mountains, they stopped in Truckee to grab lunch before continuing to their cabin."
American A river in the western United States that flows northeast from Lake Tahoe in California through Reno, Nevada, before emptying into the endorheic Pyramid Lake.
"The anglers spent a peaceful morning fly fishing for trout along the banks of the Truckee River."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named after a 19th-century Paiute chief, commonly known as Chief Truckee, who guided early European-American settlers across the Great Basin. His name reportedly originated from a Paiute word meaning 'all is well' or 'good'.
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