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thalweg

/ˈtaːlvɛç/US/ˈtɑl.vɛɡ/

thalweg noun: the line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.

Noun

thalweg (plural thalwege or thalwegs)

  1. The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.

thalweg meaning in Tamil

thalweg in Tamil

தாழ்வழி, நெடுக்குத் தோற்றம், பள்ளத்தாக்கு வழி

Forms of thalweg

pluralthalwege
pluralthalwegs
alternative formtalweg

Origin of thalweg

Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) + Weg (“way, course”).

Questions about thalweg

What does thalweg mean?
Thalweg means the line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
What is thalweg in Tamil?
Thalweg in Tamil is தாழ்வழி, நெடுக்குத் தோற்றம், பள்ளத்தாக்கு வழி. See Thalweg meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thalweg?
Thalweg is a noun.
How do you pronounce thalweg?
Thalweg is pronounced /ˈtaːlvɛç/ (UK).
What is the plural of thalweg?
The plural of thalweg is thalwege.

Words near thalweg in the dictionary

  1. thalomocortical
  2. thalphinine
  3. thalprzewalskiinone
  4. thaluk
  5. thaluks
  6. thalweg
  7. thalwege
  8. thalwegs
  9. Thalwil
  10. Tham
  11. thamakau

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thalweg (page history and authors); thalweg (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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