Tagus

American

[tey-guhs] / ˈteɪ gəs /

noun

a river in southwestern Europe, flowing west through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 kilometers) long.

Tagus British

/ ˈteɪɡəs /

noun

Portuguese name: Tejo. Spanish name: Tajo. a river in SW Europe, rising in E central Spain and flowing west to the border with Portugal, then southwest to the Atlantic at Lisbon: the longest river of the Iberian Peninsula. Length: 1007 km (626 miles)

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Authorities are also closely watching the River Tagus, where they say the flow of water from three dams was 6,500 cubic metres per second Thursday morning.

From BBC

Toledo sits on top of a hill, surrounded by the Río Tajo—the Tagus River.

From Literature

So, after the first year, I moved to Almada, across the Tagus River.

From The Wall Street Journal

Situated over the River Tagus, the bridge has long drawn climbers and social media creators who scale it despite the ban, according to local media reports.

From BBC

Video shows the waterspout rising above the waters of the Tagus Estuary on Thursday.

From BBC

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