Orontes

[ aw-ron-teez, oh-ron- ]

/ ɔˈrɒn tiz, oʊˈrɒn- /

noun

a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for orontes

Back down along the Orontes, very early the day before, my friend dropped me off on a dirt track by a copse of trees.

Life on the Syrian Border |Melik Kaylan |July 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The Turkish farmers take irrigation water from the Orontes via steel pipes.

Life on the Syrian Border |Melik Kaylan |July 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Whether Tissaphernes and Orontes both married daughters of the king, is uncertain.

The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis |Xenophon
Orontes also brought with him the king's daughter, whom he had received in marriage.

The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis |Xenophon

I have visited their tents in the plains near Kadesh on Orontes, and in the oak-dotted vale where the Eleutherus rises.

Palestine |Claude Reignier Conder
Arrived there, the relics were transferred to her Majesty's ship "Orontes," and so conveyed to England.

The Story of the Zulu Campaign |Waller Ashe
In the mean time Tissaphernes arrived, with his army, as if with the view of returning home; and Orontes came with his army.

The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis |Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for orontes

Orontes

/ (ɒˈrɒntiːz) /

noun

a river in SW Asia, rising in Lebanon and flowing north through Syria into Turkey, where it turns west to the Mediterranean. Length: 571 km (355 miles) Arabic name: `Asi

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