Provo
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P0623600 (prō′vō)Provo
(ˈprəʊvəʊ)Pro•vo1
(ˈproʊ voʊ)n.
Pro•vo2
(ˈproʊ voʊ)n., pl. -vos.
| Noun | 1. | Provo - a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons |
| 单词 | provo | |||
| 释义 | ProvoenUKPro·vo 1P0623600 (prō′vō)Pro·vo 2P0623600 (prō′vō)Provo(ˈprəʊvəʊ)Pro•vo1(ˈproʊ voʊ)n. Pro•vo2(ˈproʊ voʊ)n., pl. -vos.
ProvoenUKProvo(prō`vō), city (1990 pop. 86,835), seat of Utah co., N central Utah, on the Provo River near Utah Lake; inc. 1851. It is a distribution, processing, and manufacturing center in an extensive mining (silver, lead, copper, gold) and irrigated farm and fruit area. A major source of employment is a large steel mill nearby. Among the manufactures in Provo are electronic equipment, apparel, concrete and metal products, herbal products and health supplements, and computer software. There is also book publishing, coal tar refining, and iron casting. The city was settled by Mormons in 1849 and successfully defended against Native Americans in a war from 1865 to 1868. Railroad connections from Salt Lake City (1873) and Scofield (1878) made it a shipping point for the region's mines. The city grew considerably in the late 20th cent. Provo is the seat of Brigham Young Univ. Nearby are the Uinta National Forest, with headquarters in Provo; a state fish hatchery; a wild bird refuge; and Provo Peak (11,070 ft/3,374 m).Provo,river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., NE Utah, and flowing SW past Provo to Utah Lake. It was early used for irrigation, but after Utah Lake was badly depleted in the 1930s, the Bureau of Reclamation rehabilitated the old irrigation installations and built new ones centering on the Provo River. The project also gets water from the Weber River by a canal (built 1929–30; enlarged 1941–47) and from the Duchesne River, a tributary of the Green River, by a tunnel (completed 1942) across the mountain divide. The water is used to irrigate the valley of Utah Lake and to supply the needs of the towns there; in addition, Salt Lake City is served by the 42-mi-long (68-km) Salt Lake Aqueduct (completed 1951). The Deer Creek Dam (completed 1941) is the chief dam on the Provo River; it impounds a large reservoir and has a power plant.Provoa city in the western USA, in Utah; located on the Provo River, near Utah Lake, in the foothills of the Wasatch Range. Population, 53,000 (1970); with the town of Orem and suburbs, 138,000. Provo has plants for the production of cement and bricks. Ferrous metallurgy is an important industry, and canned fruits and vegetables and dairy products are also produced. Gold, silver, and copper are mined in the area. The city was founded in 1849 by the Mormons. It has a Mormon university (founded 1875). ProvoenUK
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