Ruhr Basin

Variant of Ruhr

Ruhr definition

Ruhr (ro̵or; Gerro̵̅o̅′ər)

  1. river in WC Germany, flowing west into the Rhine: 145 mi (233 km)
  2. major coal-mining & industrial region centered in the valley of this river
    also called Ruhr Basin

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