Chindwin

American  

[chin-dwin] / ˈtʃɪnˈdwɪn /

noun

1. a river in northern Myanmar (Burma), flowing south to the Irrawaddy River. 550 miles (885 km) long.

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Chindwin British  

/ ˈtʃɪnˈdwɪn /

noun

1. a river in N Myanmar, rising in the Kumôn Range and flowing northwest then south to the Irrawaddy, of which it is the main tributary. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)

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Example Sentences

In October 2016, a vessel carrying more than 200 passengers capsized in the Chindwin River in nearby Kani township and more than 70 people died.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

One solution, then, especially for a first time visit, is to take to the river, to one of the cruises up the Ayeyarwady between Bagan and Mandalay, and its tributary, the Chindwin.

From Forbes • Dec. 8, 2014

They will be joined by the 42-passenger Sanctuary Ananda, setting out this year on the Irrawaddy and Chindwin Rivers.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2014

For three weeks General Stilwell had led his little band through Burma's parched thickets, teakwood forests and steaming jungles, across the Chindwin River, up mountain trails over 7,000-ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

The total rainfall averages in Lower Chindwin 27 and in Upper Chindwin 60 in.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various