Definition of Distributary. Meaning of Distributary. Synonyms of Distributary

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Definition of Distributary

Distributary
Distributary Dis*trib"u*ta*ry, a. Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.

Meaning of Distributary from wikipedia

- A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a tributary...
- river Waal (the main distributary of the river Rhine) to form the Merwede, while the Bergse Maas continues west as the main distributary of the Maas. Part...
- Escravos River (distributary) Forcados River (distributary) Chanomi Cr**** (distributary) Nun River (distributary) New Calabar River (distributary) Anambra River...
- The St. John's River is a distributary of the Kaweah River in the San Joaquin Valley of California in the United States. The river begins at a diversion...
- (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑfxədɑmdə ˈmaːs]; Dammed-up Meuse) is a former distributary of the Maas River (French: Meuse) in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant...
- (Dutch: [ˈɛisəl] ; Dutch Low Saxon: Iessel(t) [ˈisəl(t)]) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into...
- separate streams (called distributaries) which then continue downstream. Some rivers form complex networks of distributaries, typically in their deltas...
- the Mississippi River itself and its numerous natural tributaries and distributaries. The major tributaries are the Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and...
- Bengal. It sits on the eastern banks of the River Hooghly, the major distributary of the River Ganga. One of Kolkata's most enduring British-era military...
- (formerly in Kent County) in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a left distributary of the St. Clair River that flows to Lake St. Clair, and thus is part...