Moselle

[ moh-zel ]

noun

1. German Mo·sel [moh, -z, uh, l]. a river in W central Europe, flowing from the Vosges Mountains in NE France into the Rhine at Coblenz in W Germany. 320 miles (515 km) long.
2. a department in NE France. 2,406 sq. mi. (6,230 sq. km). : Metz.
3. a light, white wine made along the Moselle in Germany.

Moselle

/ məʊˈzɛl /

noun

1. a department of NE France, in Lorraine region. Capital: Metz. Pop: 1 027 854 (2003 est). Area: 6253 sq km (2439 sq miles)
2. a river in W Europe, rising in NE France and flowing northwest, forming part of the border between Luxembourg and Germany, then northeast to the Rhine: many vineyards along its lower course. Length: 547 km (340 miles) German nameMoselˈmoːzəl
3. sometimes not capital a German white wine from the Moselle valley

Example Sentences

He interested Margaret into a disregard of my plate and the fact that I had secured the illegal indulgence of Moselle.

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Mainz capitulated on July 23, and the army of the Moselle retreated behind the Saar.

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After Sam's speech was finished, he ordered expensive wines—champagne and sparkling Moselle.

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Next morning we struck across to the Saar River and followed it down to its junction with the Moselle.

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We washed it down with excellent Moselle wine, for we were but a couple of miles from the vineyards along the river.

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