Ural

American  

[yoor-uhl] / ˈyʊər əl /

noun

1. a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1,575 miles (2,535 km) long.

2. a former administrative division comprising a region in the Ural Mountains and its slopes.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Ural Mountains or the Ural River.

Ural British  

/ ˈjʊərəl, uˈral /

noun

1. a river in central Russia, rising in the S Ural Mountains and flowing south to the Caspian Sea. Length: 2534 km (1575 miles)

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Other Word Forms

• trans-Ural adjective

Example Sentences

In 2020, photographer Caitlin O’Hara snapped linguist Rachid Baligh of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Marrakesh, Morocco, with his family, his 2015 Ural cT motorcycle, and his miniature schnauzer, Lola, in the Arizona desert.

From The Wall Street Journal

The passenger, in a helmet and bright orange flight suit, had parachuted down near a village in the Ural Mountains.

From Literature

The rounded tops of the Ural Mountains came into view.

From Literature

In a secret lab in the Ural Mountains, the Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov and his team devised a new kind of hydrogen bomb.

From Literature

“Sanctions have upped the ante such that Ural buyers are playing high-stakes poker — a miscalculation can lead to severe consequences,” said Raj.

From MarketWatch