distributary

• Nom désignant une branche d'un fleuve ou d'une rivière qui se sépare du cours principal et ne le rejoint pas en aval; peut aussi désigner un canal ou conduit qui distribue un fluide.

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.

   Bras de delta

   • 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.

   Synonymesbrancheffluentoutflowoutlet

   Antonymestributary