Salween

[ sal-ween ]

noun

1. a river in southeastern Asia, flowing south from southwestern China through eastern Myanmar (Burma) to the Bay of Bengal. 1,750 miles (2,815 km) long.

Salween

/ ˈsælwiːn /

noun

1. a river in SW Asia, rising in the Tibetan Plateau and flowing east and south through SW China and Myanmar to the Gulf of Martaban. Length: 2400 km (1500 miles)

Example Sentences

After hiding out in a border village by the Salween River, and later in a forest, he and a fellow journalist finally made it to Thailand, Germany and then Spain.

From New York Times

But he remembers when there was no silence: He was born in the tiny village of Thoo Mweh Hta, on the border between Myanmar and Thailand, and when the sounds of bombing and gunfire came close, his family — who are Karen — would run to a Thai village an hour away, crossing the powerful Salween River.

From Seattle Times

Students could have little expectation of progress in Myanmar this year, said Saw Kapi, a founding director of the Salween Institute for Public Policy think tank.

From Reuters

The camp is close to the Salween River, which marks the border with Thailand.

From Washington Times

Several thousand people crossed the Salween River into Thailand in April but Thai authorities insisted they go back to Myanmar.

From Washington Times