Elbe

[el-buh, elb]

noun

1. a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1,165 km) long.

Elbe

/ ɛlb, ˈɛlbə /

noun

1. Czech name: Labe. a river in central Europe, rising in the N Czech Republic and flowing generally northwest through Germany to the North Sea at Hamburg. Length: 1165 km (724 miles)

Example Sentences

It marked the moment, 80 years ago, when American and Soviet soldiers met on the Elbe River in the dying days of World War Two.

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In Germany, this includes the Moselle and the upper reaches of the Elbe.

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In Hamburg, the Elbe River flooded streets around the city’s fish market, with water waist-high in places.

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The Kenyan officials were at the police headquarters in Port-au-Prince on Monday, where they met with Frantz Elbe, the head of Haiti's National Police, a source told Reuters.

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The villa at #4 Angelika Street, in a suburban district overlooking the River Elbe, housed the KGB’s Dresden headquarters.

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