Chindwin
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
He said the Chindwin valley was filling with dacoits, i.e., brigands, and that their position was very precarious.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by James Johnstone, chevalier de Johnstone
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