a river rising in N Wyoming and flowing north through Yellowstone National Park, then east to the Missouri. Length: 1080 km (671 miles)
Examples of 'Yellowstone' in a sentence
Yellowstone
When the wolf was hunted to extinction in Yellowstone Park 70 years ago, moose numbers exploded.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The last fatal bear attack in Montana was in 2001 and this week's attacks were the most serious in Yellowstone since the 1980s, wildlife officials said.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The 62-year-old Australian was airlifted to hospital from Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, US.
The Sun (2015)
Grizzly bear numbers double in Yellowstone conservation drive
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Winter in Yellowstone is steam and silence and dances of fire and ice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Statue of Liberty is deserted, the grizzlies of Yellowstone have been left in peace and economists have had to go cold turkey.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The return of wolves to Yellowstone park benefited many plants, insects, rodents and birds by suppressing numbers of elk (not that elk can be described as predators)