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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The heatwave lowered levels in the Rhine River - a major shipping route - limiting the amount cargo ships can transport and raising freighting costs.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

In what was dubbed Operation Viersen, the soldiers used the inflatables, sound trucks and phony headquarters to draw German units away from the point on the Rhine River where the 9th Army was actually crossing.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 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

Hadrian’s Wall or the Rhine River represented stable, militarized frontiers, but in Syria, the Romans and Sasanians may have competed for influence among local tribes and kingdoms.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 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