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distributary

/dɪˈstrɪb.jʊ.tər.i/

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noun

/dɪˈstrɪb.jʊ.tər.i/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее ответвление реки, которое отходит от основного русла и не соединяется с ним снова.

A noun referring to a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it.

  1. River branchC1formal

    A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it, often found in river deltas.

    ruРукав реки

    • The Nile Delta has many distributaries that empty into the Mediterranean Sea.
    • The river splits into several distributaries near the coast.
    • Sediment deposits often form islands between distributaries.

    Synonymsbrancheffluentoutflowoutlet

    Antonymstributary

Forms
  • distributaries plural form
  • distributaries' possessive plural form
  • distributary's possessive singular form
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