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riv·er  (rvr)

n.

1. Abbr. R. A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries.

2. A stream or abundant flow: a river of tears.

Idiom:

up the river Slang

In or into prison.

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[Middle English rivere, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *rpria, from Latin, feminine of rprius, of a bank, from rpa, bank.]

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river

Noun

1. a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course into the sea, a lake, or a larger river Related adjective fluvial

2. an abundant stream or flow: rivers of blood [Old French riviere]

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river  (rvr)

A wide, natural stream of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water and is usually fed by smaller streams, called tributaries, that enter it along its course. A river and its tributaries form a drainage basin, or watershed, that collects the runoff throughout the region and channels it along with erosional sediments toward the river. The sediments are typically deposited most heavily along the river's lower course, forming floodplains along its banks and a delta at its mouth.

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River an abundant flow of water or other liquid.

Examples: river of bood, 1588; of fire, 1767; of mist, 1855; of oil, 1382; of thy pleasure, 1538; of socialism, 1892; of talk; of tears; of water, 1611; of waters of life, 1526.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles" bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) frontage - the extent of land abutting on a street or water confluence, meeting - a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel" estuary - the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix rapid - a part of a river where the current is very fast shore - the land along the edge of a body of water stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth waterfall, falls - a steep descent of the water of a river water system - a river and all of its tributaries rejuvenate - cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land

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river

noun 1. stream, brook, creek, beck, waterway, tributary, rivulet, watercourse, burn Scot.

noun 2. flow, rush, flood, spate, torrent >> adjectives fluvial

Translations

river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → río

cpd [port, traffic] → de río, del río;

up/down river → río arriba/abajo

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river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → rivière f;

(major) (also fig); fleuve m

cpd [port, traffic] → fluvial(e);

up/down river → en amont/aval

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river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → Fluss m (fig) (of blood etc) → Strom m

cpd (port, traffic) → Fluss-;

up/down river → flussaufwärts/-abwärts

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river [ˈrɪvəʳ] n → fiume m

cpd [port, traffic] → fluviale;

up/down river → a monte/valle

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river

n river [ˈrivə]

a large stream of water flowing across country The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; (also adjective ) a river animal. rivier نَهْر река řeka; říční flod; flod- der Fluß; Fluß-... ποταμός río jõgi رودخانه؛ نهر joki (de) rivière; fleuve; (adj.) fluvial נָהָר नदी rijeka folyó sungai fljót fiume; di fiume 川 강 upė upe sungai rivier elv rzeka rio (de) râu; fluviu; fluvial река; речной rieka; riečny reka reka flod แม่น้ำ nehir 河流 ріка, річка ندی dòng sông 河流

n river-bed

the ground over which a river runs. rivierbedding مَجْرى النَّهْر корито на река řečiště, koryto řeky flodseng das Flußbett κοίτη lecho del río jõesäng بستر رودخانه joenuoma lit de rivière/fleuve אָפִיק-נָהָר नदी का तला korito rijeke folyómeder dasar sungai árfarvegur letto del fiume 川床 강바닥, 하상 upės vaga upes gultne kawasan sungai rivierbedding elveleie, elvefar koryto rzeki leito do rio albie de râu/de fluviu русло реки riečne dno struga rečno korito flodbädd เส้นทางที่น้ำไหลผ่าน nehir yatağı 河床 русло ріки دریاءی گزرگاہ lòng sông 河床

n riverside

the ground along or near the side of a river He has a bungalow on the riverside. rivieroewer شاطئ النَّهْر речен бряг u řeky, břeh řeky flodbred das Flußufer όχθη του ποταμού margen del río jõekallas ساحل رودخانه jokiranta (au) bord de l'eau שְׂפָת הַנָהָר नदी-किनारा riječna obala folyópart tepi sungai ár-/fljótsbakki riva del fiume 川岸 강기슭, 강가 pakrantė upes krasts, upmala tepian sungai van de oever rivier elvebredd brzeg rzeki margem do rio mal (al râului/al fluviului) берег реки pri rieke rečni breg pobrežje flodstrand ริมแม่น้ำ nehir kenarı/kıyısı 河邊 берег річки دریا کا کنارہ bờ sông 河边