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Saône

[ sohn ]

noun

  1. a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.


Saône

/ son /

noun

  1. a river in E France, rising in Lorraine and flowing generally south to join the Rhône at Lyon, as its chief tributary: canalized for 375 km (233 miles) above Lyon; linked by canals with the Rhine, Marne, Seine, and Loire Rivers. Length: 480 km (298 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

At Lyons, where the Rhone joins the Saone, the most lamentable scenes took place.

In the western part of the city, beyond the Saone, are found some very interesting churches.

Instead then of explaining—as the followers of the above system have done—the Saone (Sagonna) by the Celt.

Among the rivers noted for the slowness of their course, the most conspicuous is the Arar or Saone.

Anglo-Saxon poetry is like the river Saone; one doubts which way it flows.

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