Salween

American  

[sal-ween] / ˈsæl win /

noun

1. a river in southeastern Asia, flowing south from southwestern China through eastern Myanmar (Burma) to the Bay of Bengal. 1,750 miles (2,815 km) long.

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Salween British  

/ ˈsælwiːn /

noun

1. a river in SW Asia, rising in the Tibetan Plateau and flowing east and south through SW China and Myanmar to the Gulf of Martaban. Length: 2400 km (1500 miles)

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Example Sentences

After hiding out in a border village by the Salween River, and later in a forest, he and a fellow journalist finally made it to Thailand, Germany and then Spain.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022

She estimated that about 7,000 people were camped along the Salween River on the border with Thailand, with more than 1,000 hiding in Thai forests.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2021

Saw Kapi, a Karen leader and founding director of the Salween Institute think-tank, said many saw it as their “duty” to oppose the coup.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2021

This picture captures his very last step on Burmese land, as he boarded the SS Salween in Rangoon on 21 March, holding my brother Michael's hand and carrying me.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012

We descended by beautiful open country into the Valley of the Shadow of Death—the valley of the River Salween.

From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest