Tagus

American  

[tey-guhs] / ˈteɪ gəs /

noun

1. a river in southwestern Europe, flowing west through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 kilometers) long.

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Tagus British  

/ ˈteɪɡəs /

noun

1. Portuguese name: Tejo.  Spanish name: Tajo.  a river in SW Europe, rising in E central Spain and flowing west to the border with Portugal, then southwest to the Atlantic at Lisbon: the longest river of the Iberian Peninsula. Length: 1007 km (626 miles)

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Example Sentences

So, after the first year, I moved to Almada, across the Tagus River.

From The Wall Street Journal

Situated over the River Tagus, the bridge has long drawn climbers and social media creators who scale it despite the ban, according to local media reports.

From BBC

Video shows the waterspout rising above the waters of the Tagus Estuary on Thursday.

From BBC

It sits beside the Tagus River in the neighborhood of Belem, which in Portuguese means Bethlehem.

From Seattle Times

Local media said the victims worked at the Tagus Estuary, an area where the harvesting of shellfish without a license is common.

From Reuters