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rhone

rhone noun: a horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.

Noun

rhone (plural rhones)

  1. (Scotland) A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.

Proper noun capitalized: Rhone

Rhone

  1. A major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

Forms of rhone

Noun
pluralrhones
Proper noun
alternative formRhône

Origin of rhone

Borrowed from French Rhône.

Words that rhyme with rhone

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Questions about rhone

What does rhone mean?
Rhone means a horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.
What part of speech is rhone?
Rhone can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of rhone?
The plural of rhone is rhones.

Words near rhone in the dictionary

  1. rhoncus
  2. Rhonda
  3. Rhondda
  4. Rhondda Cynon Taf
  5. Rhondda Cynon Taff
  6. rhone
  7. rhones
  8. Rhoney
  9. Rhoneys
  10. Rhoose
  11. rhopalia

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