Salang
Proper noun
Meaning
Salang
(languages) A Bahnaric language of the Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family that is spoken in the southern Laos and Vietnam. The name is used more in Vietnam.
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Phrases with the word
Examples
Before the Salang road was constructed, the most famous passes in the Western historical perceptions of Afghanistan were those leading to India.
The most important mountain pass is the Salang Pass (Kotal-e Salang) (3,878 m); it links Kabul and points south of it to northern Afghanistan.
The Salang tunnel at 3,363 m and the extensive network of galleries on the approach roads were constructed with Soviet financial and technological assistance and involved drilling 1.7 miles through the heart of the Hindu Kush.
The Shomali plain is the plateau spanning north of Kabul to the Salang.
While Salang originally wanted to be a physical therapist to help recovering veterans, she’s now turned her attention on being a helicopter pilot and rescuing people out of the ocean.