American English pronunciation

How to pronounce yellowstone

IPA transcription: ['jɛloʊs,toʊn]

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Noun

  • a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park

Usage examples

  • Most of the forest is a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
  • The Yellowstone cutthroat trout is a prized game fish.
  • Today, the Tongue joins with the Yellowstone within the city limits of Miles City.
  • Barlow Peak in Yellowstone National Park is named for John W. Barlow.
  • The Yellowstone Geodynamic Project sought to image the plume beneath the hotspot.
  • In the fall, Brown Trout also enter the river from the Yellowstone to spawn.