distributary

English - Turkish

Definition of distributary in English Turkish dictionary: {i} delta yapan kol; asıl nehirden dışarı akan kol; {i} nehir kolu

English - English

Definition of distributary in English English dictionary: A branch of a river delta; a channel that distributes a river's waters into the sea, as with the Atchafalaya River of the Mississippi; Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive; A smaller branching stream channel that flows away from a main stream channel Common on deltas Opposite of tributary; One of a network of small streams carrying water and sediment from a trunk stream into an ocean; Any of the numerous stream branches into which a river divides where it reaches its delta; a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it; A branch of a river delta; a channel that distributes a rivers waters into the sea, as with the Atchafalaya River of the Mississippi; {i} side stream of a river that leads water away from the main one