Sutlej

[ suht-lej ]

noun

1. a river in S Asia, flowing W and SW from SW Tibet through NW India into the Indus River in Pakistan. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

Sutlej

/ ˈsʌtlɪdʒ /

noun

1. a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet and flowing west through the Himalayas: crosses Himachal Pradesh and the Punjab (India), enters Pakistan, and joins the Chenab west of Bahawalpur: the longest of the five rivers of the Punjab. Length: 1368 km (850 miles)

Example Sentences

Later rains also flooded the Sutlej River, prompting authorities to evacuate people living nearby.

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The national disaster management agency said water levels in the Ravi River are currently normal but will rise further in the Sutlej River this week.

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The rescue operations were expanded last week when the Sutlej River started overflowing, inundating several districts.

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Heavy rains have swollen three main rivers — the Jhelum, Sutlej and Chenab in eastern Punjab province — prompting the disaster management agency to be on high alert for more flash floods, which have already affected at least 15,000 people in the past three weeks.

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An overflowing Sutlej River has also inundated villages in various parts of the province.

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