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Garonne

American

[ga-rawn] / gaˈrɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.

Garonne British

/ ɡarɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, rising in the central Pyrenees in Spain and flowing northeast then northwest into the Gironde estuary. Length: 580 km (360 miles)

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The Golfech plant near Toulouse is cooled by the Garonne river but the water had warmed beyond the safe level of 28C, she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

As the effects of global warming are set to intensify in coming decades, warmer and drier seasons will become more common, the head of the public Upstream Garonne River Interdepartmental Delegation, Franck Solacroup, said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023

Tiny Domaine de Galouchey is situated between the Garonne and the Dordogne rivers.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

For the head of the Haute Garonne authority, consultation was key.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2021

We touched the shore of France toward the end of June and, passing a few outgoing ships and a couple of torpedoed vessels, steamed slowly up the broad, tranquil estuary of the Garonne.

From Average Americans by Theodore Roosevelt

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