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English
Wikipedia has an article on: ThalwegAlternative spellings
Etymology
From 19th century German Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”)
Pronunciation
Noun
thalweg (plural thalwege or thalwegs)
- (geology, geography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow along a river’s course.
Usage notes
- The alternative spelling talweg is consistent with the German spelling reform of 1901. [1]
References
- Notes:
- 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572
- 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198606737
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