Moselle

[moh-zel]

noun

1. German Mosel. 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. German name: Mosel. 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)

3. (sometimes not capital) a German white wine from the Moselle valley

Example Sentences

The newly enlarged Islandton, SC, estate, which is known as Moselle, was put on the market by Blair for $2.75 million in December.

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Local charity, The Moselle Community Project, has organised the event to help combat social isolation.

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Things move fast and somehow both bizarrely and believably so at the start of this somewhat peculiar but endearing indie directed by Crystal Moselle and Harden.

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Christine Moselle said detectives are aware of the earlier attack, which remains unsolved.

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The Moselle valley is a popular tourist destination, famed for its vineyards and picturesque old towns.

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