Cauvery

Kaveri

/ (ˈkɔːvərɪ) /

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noun

a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 765 km (475 miles)

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Words nearby Cauvery

cautery, caution, cautionary, caution money, cautious, Cauvery, cav., Cava, cavachon, Cavaco Silva, cavaedium

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How to use Cauvery in a sentence

The northern channel is called the Coleroon (Kolidam); the other preserves the name of Cauvery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Around the island of Sivasamudram are the celebrated falls of the Cauvery, unrivalled for romantic beauty.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
His headquarters are at the monastery of Sringeri on the Cauvery river in Mysore.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
In utility for irrigation the Kistna is also inferior to its two sister streams, the Godavari and Cauvery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

Electricity from the falls of the Cauvery (93 m. distant) is utilized as the motive power in the mines.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various