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Delaware, river, United States

(Encyclopedia)Delaware dĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], river, c.280 mi (450 km) long, rising in the Catskill Mts., SE N.Y., in east and west branches, which meet at Hancock. It flows SE along the New York–Pennsylvan...

Ob

(Encyclopedia)Ob ôp [key], river, c.2,300 mi (3,700 km) long, W Siberian Russia. With the Irtysh River, its chief tributary, it is c.3,460 mi (5,600 km) long and is the world's fourth longest river. Formed by the ...

wig

(Encyclopedia)wig, arrangement of artificial or human hair worn to conceal baldness, as a disguise, or as part of a costume, either theatrical, ceremonial, or fashionable. In ancient Egypt the wig was worn to prote...

woodcreeper

(Encyclopedia)woodcreeper or woodhewer, common names for woodpeckerlike birds of tropical forest and brush, constituting about 50 species in the family Dendrocolaptidae. Supported by their stiff tails, they cling v...

Floral Park

(Encyclopedia)Floral Park, village (2020 pop. 15,784), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, a residential suburb of New York City; inc. 1908. It has a commercial flow...

East Rockaway

(Encyclopedia)East Rockaway, village (2020 pop. 10,159), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; settled c.1688, inc. 1900. It is mostly residential with some light m...

Elmont

(Encyclopedia)Elmont, uninc. city (2020 pop. 35,265), Nassau co., SE N. Y., on Long Island. A diverse residential suburb, Elmont has some light industry. Belmont Park...

Fort George

(Encyclopedia)Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. ...

Massapequa Park

(Encyclopedia)Massapequa Park, residential village (1990 pop. 18,044), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; inc. 1931. Nearby is Bethpage State Park, with its championship-level golf courses. ...

crocodile

(Encyclopedia)crocodile, large, carnivorous reptile of the order Crocodilia, found in tropical and subtropical regions. Crocodiles live in swamps or on river banks and catch their prey in the water. They have flatt...