river (original) (raw)
Meaning of river in English
Examples of river
river
The bird fauna is dominated by plovers and passerines while waterfowl (geese, ducks, and loons) are found only in river valleys and on lakes.
Wild rivers were forced into straightened riverbeds, swamps were drained, and water levels were carefully monitored throughout the country.
The airborne and satellite imagery reveals areas of vegetational change, linear features, elevations on which sites are located, and the course of rivers and drainages.
The train's speed caused me to consider earlier forms of river transport.
On one level the river of art history is flowing inexorably ' down ' over the course of centuries, towards the degraded end of earthly sensuality.
But, first, the river had to be ascended, with a constant danger of going aground.
It's easy to find stories of the ascent of this mountain, the descent of that river, or the traverse of some sparsely populated region.
The pollution badly affected the drinking water supply of 12 towns and villages along the river.
Second, this method is more powerful for detecting clusters with a compact shape, than more elongated ones, such as clusters that stretch along a river.
Cooperation among the riparian countries or provinces in a federal country is a pre-requisite for any river cleaning program.
Canoeing took place on a farm dam which was filled by pump from the local river.
It being the height of the rainy season, the rivers were much swollen, and many of the swamps were almost impassable.
Prevalence had previously been shown to be markedly different in juvenile sockeye originating from each of the two nursery lakes within the river system.
The observations reflected the dispersal mechanisms of snails and schistosomes with the genetic distance of snail populations correlating to position on river systems.
This river system consisted of active channels with fast transport of sand grains and gravel.
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Collocations with river
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It is obvious that a faster flowing river will deal more effectively with pollution.
Because of the width of the frozen river and because of the fog, blizzards, and dazzling snow, the banks of it were invisible for most of the time.
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Translations of river
in Chinese (Traditional)
河, 江, 川…
in Chinese (Simplified)
河, 江, 川…
in Spanish
río, río [masculine, singular]…
in Portuguese
rio, rio [masculine]…
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नदी, नैसर्गिक पाण्याचा जमिनीवरून समुद्राकडे वहाणारा प्रवाह, तलाव…
rivière [feminine], fleuve [masculine], (de) rivière…
நிலத்தின் குறுக்கே கடல், ஏரி அல்லது மற்றொரு நதி வழியாக பாயும் இயற்கையான பரந்த நன்னீர், ஒரு நதியின் பெயருக்கு முன் அல்லது பின் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது…
नदी, किसी नदी के नाम के पहले या बाद में प्रयुक्त…
નદી, નદીના નામની પહેલાં કે પછી ઉપયોગમાં લેવાય છે.…
elv [masculine-feminine], elv…
دریا, ندی, دریائے (دریا کے نام سے پہلے یا بعد میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے)…
నది, నది పేరుకు ముందుగానీ తరువాత గానీ వాడేది…
নদী, নদ, কোনো নদীর নামের আগে বা পরে ব্যবহৃত…
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