Douro [Portuguese doh-roo] Examples noun
- a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
Spanish Duero. Examples from the Web for douro Historical Examples of douro
O’Malley, the young Irishman who behaved so gallantly at the Douro.
Charles O’Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2)
Charles Lever
All the crew of the Douro went down with her, literally without a murmur.
Joseph Conrad
Your regiment is at present on the Douro, fifteen miles away.
G. A. Henty
Let the Douro descend to our Sons as we have received it from our Fathers.
Sophisms of the Protectionists
Frederic Bastiat
By the middle of the ninth century, they reached the line of the Douro.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3
Henry Thomas Buckle
British Dictionary definitions for douro Douro noun
- a river in SW Europe, rising in N central Spain and flowing west to NE Portugal, then south as part of the border between the two countries and finally west to the Atlantic. Length: 895 km (556 miles)Spanish name: Duero