Sambre
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
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How to use Sambre in a sentence
The western portion of the old diocese was sunk in 'Sambre et Meuse,' of which Namur was the chief town.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThis was only approximately carried out: at nightfall, some French divisions were still on the wrong side of the Sambre.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) GeorgeThe Prussians on the eastern half lay chiefly on the north side of the Meuse and its tributary the Sambre.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) GeorgeThe two armies met just south of Brussels, near Charleroi, where a main road crosses the Sambre.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) GeorgeNa-mur´, strongly fortified town, at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) | James Edward Parrott
British Dictionary definitions for Sambre
/ (French sɑ̃brə) /
a river in W Europe, rising in N France and flowing east into Belgium to join the Meuse at Namur. Length: 190 km (118 miles)
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