Indus
1a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1,900 miles (3,060 km) long.
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Other definitions for Indus (2 of 3)
the Indian, a southern constellation between Grus and Pavo.
Origin of Indus
2Other definitions for indus. (3 of 3)
industrial.
industry.
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How to use Indus in a sentence
Without enough water from the Indus, which flows first through India, Pakistan may be unable to exist.
India and Pakistan will face a crisis as the glaciers that feed the Indus River shrink and disappear.
I think we need to be most worried about the insurgency beginning to jump across the Indus River, into the Punjab.
Between the Indus and the Hydaspes is Taxila, a large city, and governed by good laws.
Near the Indus is another city, Peucolaïtis.361 At this place a bridge which was constructed afforded a passage for the army.
It is said that there are altogether fifteen369 considerable rivers which flow into the Indus.
Small craw-fish387 go up as far as the mountains,388 and the larger as far as the confluence of the Indus and the Acesines.
She returned a haughty answer; and, on reaching the Indus, she erected a bridge of boats and attempted to cross.
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British Dictionary definitions for Indus (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɪndəs) /
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Telescopium and Tucano
British Dictionary definitions for Indus (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɪndəs) /
a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet in the Kailas Range of the Himalayas and flowing northwest through Kashmir, then southwest across Pakistan to the Arabian Sea: important throughout history, esp for the Indus Civilization (about 3000 to 1500 bc), and for irrigation. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)
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