Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Thalweg

Thalweg , noun

[German, from thal valley + weg way. See Dale; Way.]

(a)
(Physiography) A line following the lowest part of a valley, whether under water or not.
(b)
(Physiography) The line of continuous maximum descent from any point on a land surface, or that cutting all contours and angles.