rhone

R1H4O1N1E1

noun

A horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.

OriginFrench Rhône ← Latin Rhodanus ← Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodănós) →
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Meanings

rhone1

nounrhone (plural rhones)

plural rhones

  1. ScotlandA horizontal section of guttering, collecting rainwater from a roof.

Rhone2

proper noun

alternative Rhône

  1. A major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekῬοδᾰνός (Rhodănós)
  2. LatinRhodanus
  3. FrenchRhône
  4. EnglishRhone

Borrowed from French Rhône.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ῥοδανός
  • Ῥοδανός (Rhodanós)river
Bulgarian Ро́на
  • Ро́на (Róna)river
Catalan Roine
  • Roineriver
Chinese Mandarin 羅訥河 /罗讷河
  • 羅訥河 /罗讷河 (Luónè Hé)river
Esperanto Rodano
  • Rodanoriver
Finnish Rhône
  • Rhôneriver
French Rhône
  • Rhôneriver
German Rhone
  • Rhoneriver
Greek Ροδανός
  • Ροδανός (Rodanós)river
Hungarian Rhône
  • Rhôneriver
Italian Rodano
  • Rodanoriver
Japanese ローヌ川
  • ローヌ川 (Rōnugawa)river
Latin Rhodanus
  • Rhodanusriver
Lithuanian Rona
  • Ronariver
Norwegian Bokmål Rhône
  • Rhôneriver
Polish Rodan
  • Rodanriver
Portuguese Ródano
  • Ródanoriver
Russian Ро́на
  • Ро́на (Róna)river
Spanish Ródano
  • Ródanoriver

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rhone

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rhone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhone

MLA

“rhone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhone.

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