Rhine River

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1. River in Europe, rising in the Alps of Switzerland and flowing generally north, passing through or bordering on Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, and The Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea.

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A principal river of Europe, the Rhine carries more traffic than any other waterway in the world.

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First, move any mobile assets in Western Europe east of the Rhine River, including many now stationed near its headquarters in Brussels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

It combined one of the largest airborne assaults in history, known as "Market", with a ground offensive, "Garden", aimed at swiftly capturing key bridges over the Rhine River.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

Wagner sonically describes the Rhine River in the opening, but this wasn’t a Rhine with dazzling clear water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

The emptied-out orchestra pit represented the Rhine River in the first of the intermission-less opera’s four scenes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Allied forces would temporarily occupy a band of German territory along the Rhine River, and Germany would be required to pay reparations, or damages, for the loss and destruction caused by the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman