NOUN | object | distributary | a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it |
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Meaning | A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it. | |
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Broader | branch | A stream or river connected to a larger / larger one |
Opposite | feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent | A branch that flows into the main stream |
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