Jhelum

American  

[jey-luhm] / ˈdʒeɪ ləm /

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing from S Kashmir into the Chenab River in Pakistan. 450 miles (725 km) long.

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Jhelum British  

/ ˈdʒiːləm /

noun

1. a river in Pakistan and Kashmir, rising in W central Kashmir and flowing northwest through the Vale of Kashmir, then southwest into NW Punjab to join the Chenab River: important for irrigation, having the Mangla Dam (Pakistan), completed in 1967. Length: about 720 km (450 miles)

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Example Sentences

He tells us he drove them back and forth between his house in Sialkot and the city of Jhelum, two hours away, where Sara’s grandfather lived.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

Local investigators have said police found evidence that Urfan briefly returned to Jhelum before going into hiding.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Detectives told the BBC they had expanded the search to two more areas around the city of Jhelum - taking the total to four areas, having received new information from multiple sources.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

Officer Imran Ahmed said police found evidence that Sharif briefly returned to Jhelum, before leaving and going into hiding.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

Here we left the Jhelum and pursued the course of the Scind which soon contracted into a narrow and rapidly flowing river, its water derived from the snows, being very cold.

From Three Months of My Life by Foster, J. F.