tributary
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- noun
- /ˈtrɪb.jə.ter.i/
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afluente
- Major river systems may contain several large tributaries, each with numerous streams fed by smaller creeks, etc.
- tributary rivers
- tributary streams
- main tributary
They call them first lakes, blood lakes, before they form tributaries, before they form streams.
- They call them first lakes, blood lakes, before they form tributaries, before they form streams.
- Oh, here's a tributary I don't give a fuck.
Examples
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Later, trade routes along the river and its tributaries brought other indigenous groups, such as the Apache and Ute.
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For example, the James River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay.
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At that point, the Yarmuk River, its largest tributary, joins the Jordan.
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Iquitos, its capital, spreads itself beside a tributary of the great river.
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The White Nile and Blue Nile are two of its main tributaries.
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The participants glided up tributaries and into oxbow lakes in search of that definitive shot.
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The Missouri River is a major tributary that flows into the Mississippi River.
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Many small streams serve as tributaries to the larger rivers in the region.
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The Amazon is fed by thousands of tributaries, making it one of the largest river systems in the world.
Synonyms
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A small, narrow flow of water on the ground
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A small natural stream of water that often flows into a river
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A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger one
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A small stream of water that flows in fields or woods
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A small stream that flows into a larger river
A stream that flows into a larger river
A stream that flows into a larger river
A smaller flow of data that is part of a larger stream
Antonyms
- Specialized
A smaller river channel in a delta that flows away from the main river and does not rejoin it
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Morphology
Etymology
Tributary takes its name from the root tribute, which means 'to give'. A tributary is a smaller river that 'gives' its water to a larger one, so the name shows its role as a feeder to the main river.