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Oregon Trail

former route extending from the Missouri River in Mo., northwest to the Columbia River in Oreg., much used by westward migrants (c. 1840-60): c. 2,000 mi (3,219 km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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