Associations to the word «Distributary»
Noun
- Ganges
- Joaquin
- Slough
- Delta
- Levee
- Chao
- Silt
- Tributary
- Rhine
- Fresno
- Danube
- Bayou
- Bengal
- Thames
- Kern
- Northumberland
- River
- Estuary
- Sediment
- Fork
- Plain
- Canal
- Confluence
- Flow
- Deposition
- Channel
- Bangladesh
- Swamp
- Marsh
- Niger
- Branch
- Divide
- Split
- Kings
- Irrigation
- Mouth
- Rivers
- Deposit
- Mississippi
- Stream
- Creek
- Discharge
- Basin
- Sand
- Chan
- Crane
- Brook
- Bay
- Glacier
- Rio
- Chin
- Lake
- Forming
- Bar
- Join
- Km
- Lower
- Fed
- Pearl
- Water
- Vietnam
- San
- Peninsula
- Ocean
- Valley
- Sea
- Front
- Ridge
- District
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DISTRIBUTARY, noun. (hydrology) A branch of a river delta; a channel that distributes a river's waters into the sea, as with the Atchafalaya River of the Mississippi.
Dictionary definition
DISTRIBUTARY, noun. A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it.
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