Rhine

American  

[rahyn] / raɪn /

noun

1. Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.

2. French Rhin.  Dutch Rijn.  German Rhein.  a river flowing from SE Switzerland through Germany and the Netherlands into the North Sea: branches off into the Waal, Lek, and IJssel in its lower course. 820 miles (1,320 km) long.

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Rhine British  

/ raɪn /

noun

1. German name: Rhein.  French name: Rhin.  Dutch name: Rijn.  a river in central and W Europe, rising in SE Switzerland: flows through Lake Constance north through W Germany and west through the Netherlands to the North Sea. Length: about 1320 km (820 miles)

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Example Sentences

When Augustine died in 430, the Vandals, a barbarian people who had crossed the Rhine decades earlier and already fought their way through Gaul and Iberia, had reached the gates of Hippo.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pipe that will supply the heat pump, drawing water from the River Rhine in Germany, is so big that you could walk through it, fully upright, I'm told.

From BBC

Don’t expect a new Silicon Valley to pop up on the Rhine, the Seine or the Thames any time soon.

From The Wall Street Journal

During this period, the Thames was still connected to the Rhine - Germany's longest river - which today empties into the North Sea.

From BBC

The country is essentially a large delta crossed by three major rivers, the Rhine, Schelde, and Maas, that flow into the unpredictable North Sea.

From Barron's