Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ruhr

2 senses of ruhr

Sense 1
Ruhr, Ruhr River -- (a tributary of the Rhine)
       INSTANCE OF=> river -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")

Sense 2
Ruhr, Ruhr Valley -- (a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany)
       INSTANCE OF=> geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region -- (a demarcated area of the Earth)