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单词 anabranch
释义

anabranch

[ an-uh-branch, -brahnch ]
/ ˈæn əˌbræntʃ, -ˌbrɑntʃ /

noun

a stream branching off from a river and rejoining it further downstream.

Origin of anabranch

1825–35; short for anastomotic branch.See anastomosis

Words nearby anabranch

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Example sentences from the Web for anabranch

  • An arm or anabranch, at first containing much water, and coming from the north, was on our right for some miles.

    Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia|Thomas Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for anabranch

anabranch
/ (ˈɑːnəˌbrɑːntʃ) /

noun

a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream

Word Origin for anabranch

C19: from ana (stomosing) branch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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