MEANING
A branch of a river that carries water away from the main channel.
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Words that belong together
- delta distributary
- distributary channel
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A distributary carried water toward the eastern marsh.
The delta had several distributaries.
Sand accumulated beside the distributary channel.
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- distributary
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular distributary; plural distributaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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