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THALWEG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A line following the lowest points of a valley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("thalweg" is a kind of...):
contour; contour line (a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("thalweg" is a kind of...):
bound; boundary; edge (a line determining the limits of an area)
