Garonne

American

[ga-rawn] / gaˈrɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.

Garonne British

/ ɡarɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, rising in the central Pyrenees in Spain and flowing northeast then northwest into the Gironde estuary. Length: 580 km (360 miles)

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Aerial views of the Garonne river in the Gironde department of southwest France.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

View of the cooling tower at the Golfech nuclear plant on the edge of the Garonne river between Agen and Toulouse, France, July 18, 2018.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2022

For the head of the Haute Garonne authority, consultation was key.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2021

It was spitting with rain, and the stadium was some distance away, around a bend in the Garonne river.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

The feeders of the Garonne are, with the exception of the Dropt, all small.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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