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Distributary — Dis*trib u*ta*ry, a. Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distributary — [di strib′yo͞o ter΄ē] n. pl. distributaries [< DISTRIBUTE, by analogy with TRIBUTARY] any branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it … English World dictionary
Distributary — A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. They are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary is a… … Wikipedia
distributary — [ streams ] a) A divergent stream flowing away from the main stream and not returning to it, as in a delta or on a flood plain. It may be produced by stream deposition choking the original channel. b) One of the channels of a braided… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
distributary — noun (plural taries) Date: 1863 a river branch flowing away from the main stream … New Collegiate Dictionary
distributary — 1) a diverging stream which does not return to the main stream but into another water body 2) a channel taking water from a canal for irrigation … Dictionary of ichthyology
distributary — /di strib yoo ter ee/, n., pl. distributaries. an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary). [1535 45; DISTRIBUTE + ARY] * * * … Universalium
distributary — noun A branch of a river delta; a channel that distributes a rivers waters into the sea, as with the Atchafalaya River of the Mississippi. Ant: tributary … Wiktionary
distributary — dis·trib·u·tar·y || dɪ strɪbjÊŠtÉ™rɪ n. side stream of a river that leads water away from the main one … English contemporary dictionary
distributary — [dɪ strɪbjʊt(ə)ri] noun (plural distributaries) a branch of a river that does not return to the main stream after leaving it (as in a delta) … English new terms dictionary
