Definition

Proper noun: * A major river in the southeastern United States: The Chattahoochee River is a significant waterway that originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northern Georgia. It flows generally southwest and then south, forming a large part of the border between Georgia and Alabama. It eventually joins the Flint River at the Georgia-Florida border to form the Apalachicola River.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • The Chattahoochee River provides drinking water for millions of people in metropolitan Atlanta.
  • We went canoeing on a calm section of the Chattahoochee River last weekend.
  • The boundary dispute involved the exact course of the Chattahoochee River.

Advanced Usage

• "to be down by the Chattahoochee": A colloquial phrase, popularized by a song, referring to spending leisure time along the riverbank.
  • They spent the afternoon down by the Chattahoochee, fishing and relaxing.

Variants and Related Words

• Apalachicola River (proper noun): The river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers.
• Flint River (proper noun): The river that joins the Chattahoochee to form the Apalachicola River.

Synonyms

• Watercourse: A general term for a river, stream, or other flowing body of water.
• Waterway: A navigable channel for boats or a significant body of water used for transportation.

Noun

1. a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River