Ruhr

American  

[roor] / rʊər /

noun

1. a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.

2. a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River.

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Ruhr British  

/ ruːr, rʊə /

noun

1. German name: Ruhrgebiet.  the chief coalmining and industrial region of Germany: in North Rhine-Westphalia around the valley of the River Ruhr (a tributary of the Rhine 235 km (146 miles) long)

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Example Sentences

Services from Hamburg to the western Ruhr region or to Berlin are expected to be restored over the course of Saturday, it said.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

More than 75,000 filled Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 11; 44,500 were in Frankfurt on June 18; and another 51,000 watched his concert in the faded Ruhr River industrial town of Gelsenkirchen on June 27.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

Touch can benefit physical and mental health, according to a paper by Danish neuroscientist Dr Julian Packheiser and his colleagues from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany’s most successful soccer clubs, is rooted in the industrial Ruhr region and prides itself on retaining its working-class roots, community engagement and anti-establishment mentality.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024

During that time, the Saar and Silesia were taken, the Ruhr was encircled by American troops, and another bridgehead was formed across the Rhine by soldiers of General Patton’s army.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok