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Tiber
[ tahy-ber ]
noun
- a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
Tiber
/ ˈtaɪbə /
noun
- a river in central Italy, rising in the Tuscan Apennines and flowing south through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Length: 405 km (252 miles) Ancient nameTiberisˈtiːbərɪs Italian nameTevere
Other Words From
- trans-Tiber adjective
Example Sentences
The year before, a drunk college student fell from a Roman bridge into the Tiber River.
Running along the Tiber is tough on the legs and lungs: The pavement is hard and uneven.
The Seventy, impelled by the current of the Tiber, were rapidly advancing to the assistance of their brothers.
Belisarius had meant to dispute the passage of the Tiber at this point.
Three times they had met on the great road, lined with elms and plane-trees, which skirts the Tiber.
Under her orders he sailed for Italy; and the vessel, at considerable trouble and expense, was conveyed up the Tiber.
While at Rome we also witnessed an overflow of the Tiber, that caused great suffering and destroyed much property.
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