Tun·gus·ka (t ng-g  sk , tn-) The name of three rivers of central Russia.The Upper Tunguska is the lower course of the Angara River. The Lower Tunguska flows about 3,218 km (2,000 mi) north and west to the Yenisey River. The Stony Tunguska, about 1,609 km (1,000 mi) long, flows generally west-northwest to the Yenisey. |
Tunguska (Russian) [tunˈguskə]
n
(Placename) any of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, all tributaries of the Yenisei: the Lower (Nizhnyaya) Tunguska 2690 km (1670 miles) long; the Stony (Podkamennaya) Tunguska 1550 km (960 miles) long; the Upper (Verkhnyaya) Tunguska which is the lower course of the Angara
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| Noun | 1. | Tunguska - a river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a tributary of the Yenisei River Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters |
| 2. | Tunguska - a river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters | |
| 3. | Tunguska - a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters |
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