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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Garonne

Aerial views of the Garonne river in the Gironde department of southwest France.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 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

After passing Castets the Garonne begins to widen out considerably, and from being 160 yds. broad at Agen increases to about 650 yds. at Bordeaux, its great commercial port.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023