thalweg

== English == === Alternative forms === talweg === Etymology === Borrowed from 19th century German Thalweg, from Thal (“valley”) +‎ Weg (“way, course”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtaːlvɛç/, /ˈtɑːlvɛɡ/, /ˈθɑːlwɛɡ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɑl.vɛɡ/ === Noun === thalweg (plural thalwege or thalwegs) (geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course. ==== Usage notes ==== The alternative spelling talweg is consistent with the German spelling reform of 1901. ==== Translations ==== === References === 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography, Oxford University Press, →ISBN === Further reading === thalweg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Talweg prior to the 1901 spelling reform (see etymology of English entry). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tal.vɛɡ/ === Noun === thalweg m (plural thalwegs) thalweg === Further reading === “thalweg”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Noun === thalweg m (plural thalwegs) dated form of talvegue