steelhead

noun

steel·​head ˈstēl-ˌhed How to pronounce steelhead (audio)
plural steelhead also steelheads
: an anadromous rainbow trout

called also steelhead trout

Examples of steelhead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dining The resort has two on-site restaurants led by chef Karl Holl: the Ranch House serves casual, family-friendly all day, while Range Restaurant & Bar is more upscale and showcases PNW ingredients like Columbia River steelhead, local chicories, and Oregon elk. Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 So for the last 110 years, salmon, steelhead and other fish that used the river above where the dams were for spawning, have been unable to get there. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 Of the roughly $1.2 billion a year spent on endangered and threatened species, about half goes toward recovery of just two types of fish: salmon and steelhead trout along the West Coast. Matthew Brown, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024 Panayiotou eventually landed the wild steelhead, measured it with a flexible tape at a whopping 41 inches, and returned it to the river. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024 For example, in Santa Barbara County, dozens of endangered steelhead trout were killed in Maria Ygnacio Creek during the 2009 Jesusita fire. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023 Annual returns of salmon and steelhead that were once counted in the tens of millions have dwindled to just a tiny fraction of that. oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023 There are both spring and fall seasons for steelhead in Idaho. Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Spawning steelhead must travel more than 400 miles, from the mouth of Columbia River, to reach the Lowe Granite where IDFG does its monitoring. Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steelhead was circa 1882

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“Steelhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steelhead. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

steelhead

noun
steel·​head ˈstē(ə)l-ˌhed How to pronounce steelhead (audio)
plural steelhead also steelheads
: a rainbow trout that migrates to the sea to mature and returns to rivers to breed

called also steelhead trout

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