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- 1. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river: "the River Danube" Similar
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A river is a natural freshwater stream that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons.
RIVER definition: 1. a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river: 2…. Learn more.
Sep 21, 2024 · river, (ultimately from Latin ripa, “bank”), any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks . Modern usage includes rivers that are multichanneled, intermittent, or ephemeral in flow and channels that are practically bankless.
1. : a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek. 2. : a large stream or flow. the jet stream is a river of air. Etymology. Middle English rivere "river," from early French rivere (same meaning), derived from Latin riparius "related to or located on the bank of a river," from ripa "shore".
A wide, natural stream of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water and is usually fed by smaller streams, called tributaries, that enter it along its course.
Oct 19, 2023 · A river is a ribbon-like body of water that flows downhill from the force of gravity. A river can be wide and deep, or shallow enough for a person to wade across. A flowing body of water that is smaller than a river is called a stream, creek, or brook.
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water. a river of lava. a river of ice.
noun. /ˈrɪvə (r)/ /ˈrɪvər/ Idioms. (abbreviation R.) a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea. Eventually we came to the mouth of the River Thames. the Hudson River. on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)
RIVER definition: a long, natural area of water that flows across the land and into a sea, lake, or another river: . Learn more.
n. 1. (Physical Geography) a. a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course, usually into the sea, being fed by tributary streams. b. (as modifier): river traffic; a river basin. c. (in combination): riverside; riverbed. fluvialpotamic. 2. any abundant stream or flow: a river of blood.
