distributary
/dɪˈstrɪbjəˌtɛri/
noun
- A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it, often forming a delta.
- Farmers rely on distributaries to irrigate their fields in the Nile Delta.
- The Mississippi River has many distributaries that spread out into the Gulf of Mexico.
- The map showed a complex network of distributaries branching off the main river.
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