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Definition of Irrawaddy
1. Noun. The main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Irrawaddy
Literary usage of Irrawaddy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Great Rivers of the World: As Seen and Described by Famous Writers edited by Esther Singleton (1908)
"If Egypt be the gift of the Nile, Burma is scarcely less the gift of the Irrawaddy,
deepened by myriad tributary streams, and flowing in ever-widening ..."
2. Burma by Robert Talbot Kelly (1908)
"CHAPTER IV THE Irrawaddy To all countries rivers serve the same purpose as the
veins in one's body, being their great source of life and activity. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1871)
"... and prohibits all destruction of life, are numerous and interesting. 3.
Surma : Exploration via the Irrawaddy and Bhamo to South-Western China. ..."
4. The Other Side of the Lantern: An Account of a Commonplace Tour Round the World by Frederick Treves (1910)
"THE Irrawaddy. The most pleasant route from Mandalay to Rangoon is by river.
It is usual to take the steamer from Mandalay to Prome, a distance of 397 miles ..."
5. General Average: Principles and Practice in the United States of America by Ernest Wilfred Congdon (1913)
"The facts out of which the question arises are as follows: On November 9, 1895,
the British Steamship Irrawaddy, upon a voyage from Trinidad to New York, ..."
6. Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in by James Edward Alexander (1833)
"Yankee cunning—The Clock Pedlar—The Mississippi and Irrawaddy compared.—The
Squatters ; their Betterments—The Alligators.—River Robbers.—Natchez. ..."
7. Great Rivers of the World: As Seen and Described by Famous Writers edited by Esther Singleton (1908)
"If Egypt be the gift of the Nile, Burma is scarcely less the gift of the Irrawaddy,
deepened by myriad tributary streams, and flowing in ever-widening ..."
8. Burma by Robert Talbot Kelly (1908)
"CHAPTER IV THE Irrawaddy To all countries rivers serve the same purpose as the
veins in one's body, being their great source of life and activity. ..."
9. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1871)
"... and prohibits all destruction of life, are numerous and interesting. 3.
Surma : Exploration via the Irrawaddy and Bhamo to South-Western China. ..."
10. The Other Side of the Lantern: An Account of a Commonplace Tour Round the World by Frederick Treves (1910)
"THE Irrawaddy. The most pleasant route from Mandalay to Rangoon is by river.
It is usual to take the steamer from Mandalay to Prome, a distance of 397 miles ..."
11. General Average: Principles and Practice in the United States of America by Ernest Wilfred Congdon (1913)
"The facts out of which the question arises are as follows: On November 9, 1895,
the British Steamship Irrawaddy, upon a voyage from Trinidad to New York, ..."
12. Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in by James Edward Alexander (1833)
"Yankee cunning—The Clock Pedlar—The Mississippi and Irrawaddy compared.—The
Squatters ; their Betterments—The Alligators.—River Robbers.—Natchez. ..."
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