HyperDic: distributary

English > 1 sense of the word distributary:
NOUNobjectdistributarya branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
English > distributary: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it.
BroaderbranchA stream or river connected to a larger / larger one
Oppositefeeder, tributary, confluent, affluentA branch that flows into the main stream

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