RIVER KWAI

Meaning of RIVER KWAI in English

n. river in western Thailand close to the border with Myanmar

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Английский словарь Британика
RIVER — I. ˈrivə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, river, from Old French rivere, riviere riverbank, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIVER — river 1 — riverless , adj. — riverlike , adj. /riv"euhr/ , n. 1. a natural stream of water of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIVER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER — noun one who rives or splits. 2. river ·vi to hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks …
Webster English vocab
RIVER — [riv.er] n, often attrib [ME rivere, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL riparia, fr. L, fem. of riparius riparian, fr. ripa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIVER — river, River BrE AmE ˈrɪv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ river|s z ▶ ˈ river ˌ basin BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIVER — / ˈrɪvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. R. ) a natural flow of water that continues in a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — riv ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈrɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIVER — n.1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
RIVER — ( rivers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A river is a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys. an ocean/sea/river current …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIVER — [noun] [C] - a natural wide stream of fresh water flowing across the land into the sea, a lake, or …
Cambridge English vocab
RIVER — Aare River Aar River Achelous River Adda River Adige River Adour River Aguán River Agusan River Alabama River Aliákmon River …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIVER — n. Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIVER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , great , large , long , mighty , wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIVER — n. 25B6; noun WATERCOURSE, waterway, tributary, stream, rivulet, brook, inlet, rill, runnel, freshet; Scottish & N. English burn; N. English …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIVER — In the sense in which we employ the word viz. for a perennial stream of considerable size, a river is …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RIVER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIVER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" ( на поверхности разрушения ) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" (на поверхности разрушения) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным профилем - accordant river - adolescent river - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RIVER — 1) поток 2) река 3) речка 4) речной • river control structure — геол. сооружение выправительное - meandering river - mountain river - peneplain river - plains river - river …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RIVER
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIVER — сущ. ; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIVER — сущ.; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке to ford a river — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RIVER — река - river bank - river bar - river bed - river bend - river bottom - down the river …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI — Мост через реку Квай
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI — Мост через реку Квай
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LEAN, SIR DAVID — born March 25, 1908, Croydon, Surrey, Eng. died April 16, 1991, London British film director. He worked at Gaumont Studios …
Английский словарь Британика
GUINNESS, (DE CUFFE), SIR ALEC — born April 2, 1914, London, Eng. died Aug. 5, 2000, Midhurst, West Sussex British actor. He made his stage debut …
Английский словарь Британика
THREE PAGODAS PASS — Thai Phra Chedi Sam Ong mountain pass in the Tenasserim Mountain Range on the Myanmar (Burma)-Thailand border, 100 miles (160 …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPIEGEL, SAM
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAN, SIR DAVID — born March 25, 1908, Croydon, Surrey, Eng. died April 16, 1991, London British film director whose literate, epic productions featured …
Britannica English vocabulary
KHWAE NOI RIVER — also called Kwai River, Thai Mae Nam Khwae Noi tributary of the Mae Klong River, flowing wholly in western Thailand. …
Britannica English vocabulary
KANCHANABURI — town, western Thailand, 70 miles (110 km) northwest of Bangkok. The Khwae Noi River joins the Klong River near Kanchanaburi. …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOLDEN, WILLIAM — born April 17, 1918, O'Fallon, Ill., U.S. found dead November 16, 1981, Santa Monica, Calif. original name William Franklin Beedle, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUINNESS, SIR ALEC — born April 2, 1914, London, Eng. British actor famous for the variety and excellence of his stage and screen characterizations. …
Britannica English vocabulary
COLUMBIA PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC. — American motion-picture studio that became a major Hollywood studio under its longtime president, Harry Cohn. Columbia originated in 1920 when …
Britannica English vocabulary
COHN, HARRY
Britannica English vocabulary
BOULLE, PIERRE (-FRANOIS-MARIE-LOUIS)
Britannica English vocabulary
LEAN — Lean, Sir David BrE AmE (1908–91) a British film ↑ director who made many well-known films, such as ↑ Brief …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAN, SIR DAVID — Lean, Sir David BrE AmE (1908–91) a British film ↑ director who made many well-known films, such as ↑ Brief …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUINNESS, SIR ALEC — Guinness, Sir Al ‧ ec /ˈælək, ˈælɪk/ BrE AmE (1914–2000) a British actor in films and in the theatre, whose …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUINNESS — I. Guin ‧ ness /ˈɡɪnəs, ˈɡɪnɪs/ BrE AmE trademark 1 . a type of ↑ stout (=a strong dark beer) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAN, SIR DAVID — born March 25, 1908, Croydon, Surrey, Eng. died April 16, 1991, London British film director. He worked at Gaumont Studios …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUINNESS, DE CUFFE, SIR ALEC — born April 2, 1914, London, Eng. died Aug. 5, 2000, Midhurst, West Sussex British actor. He made his stage debut …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUINNESS, , SIR ALEC — born April 2, 1914, London, Eng. died Aug. 5, 2000, Midhurst, West Sussex British actor. He made his stage debut …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUINNESS — I . Guinness™ n [ U , C ] a type of stout (= dark strong beer) first made in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LEAN — (1908–91) an English film director. His early films included Brief Encounter (1946) and the Dickens stories Great Expectations (1946) and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
COLONEL BOGEY — a march tune which was written at the beginning of World War I and remained popular during World War II. …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BURMA RAILWAY — a railway built by the Japanese in Burma during World War II . They used prisoners of war to build …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
МОСТ ЧЕРЕЗ РЕКУ КВАЙ — The Bridge on the River Kwai
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ГИННЕС — (Guinness, Alec) (р. 1914), английский актер, прославился искусством первоплощения. С одинаковым блеском играя и комедийные и драматические роли, оставил галерею …
Русский словарь Colier

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