释义
[ awr -kon ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɔr kɒn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a river in eastern central Asia, flowing east, north, and then northeast from the northern central Mongolian People's Republic to the Selenga River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
Words nearby Orkhon Orissa, orixa, Oriya, Orizaba, Orjonikidze, Orkhon , Orkney, Orkney Islands, Orkneyman, Orlando, Orland Park
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Example sentences from the Web for Orkhon I saw a very exciting picture as I passed through a marmot colony near the Orkhon River.
Beasts, Men and Gods | Ferdinand Ossendowski
In 1720, it was on the river Orkhon , near its confluence with the Selenga, some distance north of the present Urga.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, | Alexander Michie
It is afterwards joined by the Orkhon , and its tributaries from the Kinghan mountains.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, | Alexander Michie
The same name seems also to have been applied to the Khangai range at the headwaters of the Orkhon .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 | Various