Associations to the word «Distributary»

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.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy