Arroyo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arroyo \Ar*roy"o\, n.; pl. {Arroyos}. [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium;
     cf. Gr. ? river, stream, fr. ? to flow.]
     1. A water course; a rivulet.
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     2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arroyo
       n : a stream or brook

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Arroyo -- U.S. Municipio in Puerto Rico
     Population (2000):    19117
     Housing Units (2000): 7287
     Land area (2000):     15.041121 sq. miles (38.956324 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    20.597075 sq. miles (53.346177 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    35.638196 sq. miles (92.302501 sq. km)
     Located within:       Puerto Rico (PR), FIPS 72
     Location:             17.985289 N, 66.056396 W
     Headwords:
      Arroyo
      Arroyo, PR
      Arroyo Municipio
      Arroyo Municipio, PR