Rhone

[ rohn ]

/ roʊn /

noun

a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.

a department in E central France: wine-growing region. 1104 sq. mi. (2860 sq. km). Capital: Lyons.

French Rhône

[rohn] /roʊn/.

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Examples from the Web for rhone

Thus in some of the valleys tributary to the Rhone in the canton Valais the following conditions occur.
Modern Geography|Marion I. Newbigin
Beyond Avignon, a luminous sweep, like a river of molten gold, defined the Rhone.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre
Thence, the consolidated ice makes its way into the Rhone Valley, travelling a distance of some 20 miles.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays|J. (John) Joly
I thought his Eminence was at the city of that name by the banks of the Rhone, opposite Beaucaire.
Richelieu, v. 3/3|G. P. R. James

They finally burnt the remains to ashes, and cast them into the Rhone, that there might not be a vestige of them left on dry land.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James

British Dictionary definitions for rhone

Rhône

/ (rəʊn) /

noun

a river in W Europe, rising in S Switzerland in the Rhône glacier and flowing to Lake Geneva, then into France through gorges between the Alps and Jura and south to its delta on the Gulf of Lions: important esp for hydroelectricity and for wine production along its valley. Length: 812 km (505 miles)

a department of E central France, in the Rhône-Alpes region. Capital: Lyon. Pop: 1 621 718 (2003 est). Area: 3233 sq km (1261 sq miles)

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