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

Hyphenation

dis·tri·bu·ta·ry

Antonyms

tributary

Etymology

() dis- + tribute + -ary