vow verb [T]. C2 to make a âdetermined âdecision or âpromise to do something: [+ (that)] The âguerrillas vowed (that) they would âoverthrow the âgovernment. [+ to infinitive] After the âawful âmeals we had last âChristmas, I vowed to do more of the âcooking myself. More examples.
The Main River (pronounced like âmineâ in English) originates in Upper Franconia where the White and Red Main rivers unite near Kulmbach.
For the purpose of determining maximum length a river's true source is considered to be the source of whichever tributary is farthest from the mouth. This tributary may or may not have the same name as the main stem river. The longest river in North America is the river that flows into the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans. At this point, and for hundreds of miles north, it is called the Mississippi River.