thalweg
[ tahl-veg, -veyk ]
/ ˈtɑl vɛg, -veɪk /
noun
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.
Words nearby thalweg
thallo-,
thalloid,
thallophyte,
thallous,
thallus,
thalweg,
thamar,
thames,
thames river,
thamin,
thammuz
Example sentences from the Web for thalweg
The thalweg has been frequently confirmed as the accepted boundary where no conventions to the contrary existed.
International Law |George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
British Dictionary definitions for thalweg
thalweg
talweg
/ (ˈtɑːlvɛɡ) /
noun geography rare
the longitudinal outline of a riverbed from source to mouth
the line of steepest descent from any point on the land surface
Word Origin for thalweg
C19: from German, from
Thal valley +
Weg way, path
Scientific definitions for thalweg
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.