SEINE RIVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Seine River mean? 

• SEINE RIVER (noun)
  The noun SEINE RIVER has 1 sense:

1. a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

  Familiarity information: SEINE RIVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEINE RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Seine; Seine River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Seine River" is a part of...):

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

 Context examples 

The rainfall continues to elevate the levels in the Seine River, which is expected to reach a peak of up to 6.2 meters (20.3 feet) in the capital on January 27.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

These IMERG estimates indicate that rainfall totals greater than 180 mm (seven inches) occurred in this area where the Seine River flows toward Paris.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

The highest rainfall totals occurred along the Seine River east of Paris.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)

Frequent rainfall has caused widespread flooding along the Seine River that flows through Paris.

(France's Flooding Rains Examined by NASA’s IMERG, NASA)