thalweg — meaning in English

English meaning

• trough noun A long, open container used to hold food or water for animals.

Senses

thalweg is used for these senses in English:

• thalweg (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.
• trough (meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.

trough — full definition

1. noun A long, open container used to hold food or water for animals.
2. noun The lowest point of a wave, cycle, or graph, opposite of a peak.

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