Garonne

[ ga-rawn ]

/ gaˈrɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for garonne

He knew the water well; he could swim three miles in the Garonne at a stretch.

The Flood |Emile Zola
Pentegot est une fort belle riviere, et peut 48 estre compare la Garonne de France.

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 |Various
He wanted something definite to suggest before communicating with the Hôtel de la Garonne.

The Tragic Muse |Henry James
This district, however, being too small, they added to it the territory between the Garonne and the Loire.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo

They are bounded by the Garonne, and dwell between this river and the Pyrenees.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for garonne

Garonne

/ (French ɡarɔn) /

noun

a river in SW France, rising in the central Pyrenees in Spain and flowing northeast then northwest into the Gironde estuary. Length: 580 km (360 miles)

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Garonne

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Example sentences from the Web for garonne

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