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Mündung

river mouth

noun MUEN-doong Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Origin: from Mund, mouth

Also means

estuary

Usage Note

Mündung is feminine and marks where a river meets the sea or another river. The Elbmündung widens into the North Sea; a broad funnel-shaped one is a Trichtermündung, a branching one a Delta.

Examples

"An der Mündung des Flusses liegt ein Hafen."

Natural Translation

A harbour lies at the mouth of the river.

Literal Translation

At the mouth of-the river lies a harbour.

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