Rhone
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.
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Rhône
Rhônenouna 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)
Rhone
American
[rohn]
/ roʊn /
noun
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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.
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a department in E central France: wine-growing region. 1,104 sq. mi. (2,860 sq. km). Lyons.
Rhône
British
/ rəʊn /
noun
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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)
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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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Much of the water that flows into the Rhine and the Rhone, two of Europe's major rivers, comes from the Alpine glaciers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Officials said they’re continuing to look into Rhone and any other cases that may be associated with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
He said Dyce is accused of assisting Rhone "post incident".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Wade told Complex the biggest song of En Vogue’s career was originally meant for Mick Jagger and was turned into a smash for the girl group by the record executive Sylvia Rhone.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Theo chooses a night sky over the Rhone River, and a still life of irises.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Last year, the 68-year-old and his wife, Char Robbins, went to Oktoberfest in Germany, took a Rhône river cruise and visited “Liechtenstein for a day just to say we’ve been there,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Even glaciers of moderate size, including the Rhône Glacier, would be reduced to small patches of ice or vanish altogether.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025
Satellite images show how the Rhône Glacier has changed since 1990, when Dr Huss first visited.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
In 1984, in France’s Rhône Valley, forensic anthropologist Eric Crubézy found the skeletons of three women in a Stone Age structure built to resemble a grain silo.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
He stared at it for a moment, tracing it mistakenly to a glass of Rhône wine—a Château Neuf du Pape of a date before the phylloxera—that stood neglected on the writing-table.
From Brother Copas by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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