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111Rhône River — River, Switzerland and France. A historic southern gateway, as well as the only major European river flowing directly to the Mediterranean Sea, the Rhône is 505 mi (813 km) long and navigable for about 300 mi (485 km). It is Alpine in character,… …
112Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
113Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes — 1994 map of the Mesopotamian Marshes with draining features. The Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes occurred in Iraq and to a smaller degree in Iran between the 1950s and 1990s to clear large areas of the marshes in the Tigris Euphrates river… …
114Najafgarh drain — This article is about the drain. For bird sanctuary and wetland ecosystem, see Najafgarh drain bird sanctuary. For lake or jheel, see Najafgarh lake. The Najafgarh drain or Najafgarh nallah (nallah in Hindi means rivulet or storm water drain)… …
115New Orleans Outfall Canals — The primary outfall canals in New Orleans are the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue canals. They serve as the major draining conduits for a major portion of the metro area. There are three outfall canals in New Orleans, Louisiana –… …
116drain — I n. 1) to clean out, clear, unblock, unclog a drain 2) to block, clog a drain 3) (misc.) a brain drain II v. 1) (d; intr.) to drain from (the blood drained from his face when he heard the news) 2) (D; tr.) to drain of (drain the tank of all… …
117exhausted — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tired out] Syn. fatigued, debilitated, wearied, worn; see tired , weak 1 . 2. [Having nothing remaining] Syn. all gone, consumed, used, drained; see empty 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. tired drained, fatigued,… …
118deplete — vb Deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt are comparable when they mean to deprive a thing in whole or in part of what is essential or necessary to its existence or potency. Deplete is often used as though it implied merely a reduction in… …
119exhausted — adjective 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted (Freq. 6) the day s shopping left her exhausted he went to bed dog tired was fagged and sweaty the trembling of his played out limbs felt completely washed out …
120river basin — noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet flood control in the Missouri basin • Syn: ↑basin, ↑watershed, ↑drainage basin, ↑catchment area,… …
