Douro









Douro


Douro [Portuguese doh-roo] Examples noun

  1. 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.

    Notes on Life and Letters

    Joseph Conrad

  • Your regiment is at present on the Douro, fifteen miles away.

    Under Wellington’s Command

    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

    1. 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
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