Rhone

[ rohn ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. a department in E central France: wine-growing region. 1,104 sq. mi. (2,860 sq. km). Capital: Lyons.

  • French Rhône [rohn]. /roʊn/.

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How to use Rhone in a sentence

  • When the boatmen see it, they recognize it as the fleur de Rhône that the Anglore is so fond of culling.

    Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
  • One thing we nearly missed was Villeneuve-les-Avignon, a ruined wall-circled town on the opposite bank of the Rhône.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • We had passed La Voute-sur-Rhône, that classic height which has been pictured many times in old books of travel.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • We were not there yet; we had many kilometres yet to go, always by the banks of the Rhône until Lyons was reached.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • Of all the rivers which, being navigable, do serious work in the world the Rhône is the most devil-may-care and light-hearted.

British Dictionary definitions for Rhône

Rhône

/ (rəʊn) /


noun
  1. 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)

  2. 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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