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Smoky river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in Jasper National Park, W Alta., Canada, and flowing generally NE to the Peace River. It receives the Wapiti and Little Smoky rivers. It was explored (1792) by Alexander Mackenzie.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

smok·y / ˈsmōkē/ • adj. (smok·i·er , smok·i·est ) filled with or smelling of smoke: a smoky office. ∎ producing or obscured by a great deal of smoke: smoky factory chimneys. ∎ having the taste or aroma of smoked food: smoky bacon. ∎ like smoke in color or appearance: smoky eyes. DERIVATIVES: smok·i·ly / -kəlē/ adv. smok·i·ness n.

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