Thalweg is an English word with synonyms like boundary or edge. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Thalweg in a sentence
Thalweg meaning
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.
Using Thalweg
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: boundary, edge, bound, contour.
- In the example corpus, thalweg often appears in combinations such as: thalweg of.
Context around Thalweg
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thalweg
- In this selection, "thalweg" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expected and original stand out and add context to how "thalweg" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an expected thalweg of where and the original thalweg of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thalweg" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thalweg
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The water boundaries are still set to be the original thalweg of the rivers. (14 words)
Similarly, an expected thalweg of where surface water would want to travel in intermittent and permanent streams can be computed from elevation data in the GIS. (26 words)
Similarly, an expected thalweg of where surface water would want to travel in intermittent and permanent streams can be computed from elevation data in the GIS. (26 words)
The water boundaries are still set to be the original thalweg of the rivers. (14 words)
Example sentences (2)
Similarly, an expected thalweg of where surface water would want to travel in intermittent and permanent streams can be computed from elevation data in the GIS.
The water boundaries are still set to be the original thalweg of the rivers.
Common combinations with thalweg
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- thalweg of 2×