thalweg
a line, as drawn on a map, connecting the lowest points of a valley.
Chiefly International Law. the middle of the main navigable channel of a waterway that serves as a boundary line between states.
Origin of thalweg
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How to use thalweg in a sentence
The thalweg has been frequently confirmed as the accepted boundary where no conventions to the contrary existed.
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British Dictionary definitions for thalweg
talweg
/ (ˈtɑːlvɛɡ) /
the longitudinal outline of a riverbed from source to mouth
the line of steepest descent from any point on the land surface
Origin of thalweg
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Scientific definitions for thalweg
[ täl′vĕg′ ]
The line defining the lowest points along the length of a river bed or valley, whether underwater or not.
A subterranean stream following a course similar to that of an overlying surficial stream.
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