| Noun | 1. | Snake River - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionEquality State, WY, Wyoming - a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" | |