Molopo

American  

[muh-loh-poh] / məˈloʊ poʊ /

noun

1. a river in S Africa, flowing SW along the S Botswana-N South Africa border to the Orange River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

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Molopo British  

/ məˈləʊpəʊ /

noun

1. a seasonal river rising in N South Africa and flowing west and southwest to the Orange river. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)

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Example Sentences

At daybreak on Wednesday, May 16th, the two columns under Colonel Mahon's command moved from Jan Massibi's in two parallel lines along the northern bank of the Molopo River.

From The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 by Young, Filson

The year 1885 had secured Bechuanaland to the river Molopo as British territory, while a large stretch farther north was under a British protectorate.

From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry

They were heading for the Molopo River, and Congo knew how to find that well enough; but their route through the interlying country he knew nothing about.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

The bridge that crossed the Molopo River above Mafeking was next blown up by the Boers with tremendous uproar.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis

The railroad, running north and south, takes a westerly bend as it crosses the Molopo River some 300 yards south of the town.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis