distributary
distributary · distributaries
A stream of water that branches off and flows away from a main stream channelA stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.
US/di-ˈstri-byə-ˌter-ē/
Meaning
1 sensesA stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.
a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: distributaries| Singular | distributary |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedinterdistributary