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单词	distributaries
释义	distributary noun dis·​trib·​u·​tary di-ˈstri-byə-ˌter-ē  -ˌte-rē plural distributaries : a river branch flowing away from the main stream Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi. Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019 Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga. Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019 In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel. Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 12 Dec. 2017 Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater. Jane Perlez, New York Times, 28 May 2016 Word History First Known Use 1863, in the meaning defined above distributaries noun plural of distributary as in tributaries Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tributaries canals affluents influents waterways watercourses branches confluents streams sloughs millraces channels races coulees cutoffs bayous washes kills millstreams freshets freshes streamlets arroyos runoffs rivulets billabongs slews slues brooks creeks guts cuts runnels rills bourns runs bournes brooklets becks runlets burns gills
随便看	festinates festinating festinations festine festino festival Festival of Freedom Festival of Lanterns Festival of Lights Festival of Weeks festival seating festivalgoer festivalgoers festivals festive festively festiveness festivenesses festiver festivest festivities festivity festivous festologies festoon

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