Irrawaddy
a river flowing south through Myanmar (Burma) to the Bay of Bengal. 1,250 miles (2,015 km) long.
- Also called Aye·yar·wa·dy [ey-yahr-wah-dee] /ˌeɪ yɑrˈwɑ di/ .
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How to use Irrawaddy in a sentence
We are on a steamer coming down the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay, and it is our first evening on board.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonStill further north, at Rangoon, on the Irrawaddy, we find the same contrivance described by Symes in 1795.
The Evolution of Culture | Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-RiversThe road was unsafe, and communication with the Irrawaddy was interrupted.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd CrosthwaiteThe track kept as near as possible to the course of the Irrawaddy.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd CrosthwaiteCarts were useless after the first few marches from the Irrawaddy.
The Pacification of Burma | Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
British Dictionary definitions for Irrawaddy
/ (ˌɪrəˈwɒdɪ) /
the main river in Myanmar, rising in the north in two headstreams and flowing south through the whole length of Myanmar, to enter the Andaman Sea by nine main mouths. Length: 2100 km (1300 miles)
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