river in SE Asia, flowing from E Tibet through E Myanmar into the Gulf of Martaban: c. 1,750 mi (2,816 km)
See Salween in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sălˈwēnˌ)
A river of southeast Asia rising in eastern Xizang (Tibet) and flowing about 2,816 km (1,750 mi) east then south through Myanmar (Burma) into the Gulf of Martaban.