Douro

[ Portuguese doh-roo ]

noun

1. a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.

Douro

/ ˈdoru; ˈdʊərəʊ /

noun

1. a river in SW Europe, rising in N central Spain and flowing west to NE Portugal, then south as part of the border between the two countries and finally west to the Atlantic. Length: 895 km (556 miles) Spanish nameDuero

Example Sentences

At a time when Portugal’s wine industry was on the brink of extinction, Antónia Ferreira learned about the sector and rebuilt it — and helped support the wine region of Douro, where she had based her enterprise.

From Ozy

“The average July temperature at Vesuvio and our other properties was the highest in 40 years, and it’s only the second time we have ever started picking in August,” says Rob Symington, whose family owns estates in both the Douro and Alentejo.

From Fortune

Then Oporto was visited, and the Douro valley, the very centre of the port wine industry.

From Project Gutenberg

Your regiment is at present on the Douro, fifteen miles away.

From Project Gutenberg

Large purchases of wine continue to be made in the Douro, at high prices.

From Project Gutenberg

Graham's divisions appearing north of the Douro, and steadily pushing forwards, undeceived him.

From Project Gutenberg

I had the misfortune to be employed on board one of the ships of the inner squadron in the Douro during the siege of Oporto.

From Project Gutenberg