Ruhr
a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.
a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River.
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How to use Ruhr in a sentence
For a full discussion of the relation of dysentery to typhus, see Virchow, Kriegstypus und Ruhr.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles CreightonM. Briand had found it necessary to placate his Chamber by announcing that he intended to occupy the Ruhr on May 1.
A Revision of the Treaty | John Maynard KeynesThe twin cities, Barmen-Eberfeld, in the Ruhr coal-field, form one of the principal centres of cotton manufacture in the world.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. RedwaySpinola had established his headquarters at Ruhrort, a place where the river Ruhr empties into the Rhine.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete | John Lothrop MotleyThe river Ruhr was a wide but desultory stream, easily fordable in many places.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete | John Lothrop Motley
British Dictionary definitions for Ruhr
/ (rʊə, German ruːr) /
the chief coalmining and industrial region of Germany: in North Rhine-Westphalia around the valley of the River Ruhr (a tributary of the Rhine 235 km (146 miles) long): German name: Ruhrgebiet (ˈruːrɡəˌbiːt)
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