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interfluve

[ in-ter-floov ]

noun

  1. the land area separating adjacent stream valleys.


interfluve

/ ˈɪԳəˌڱː /

noun

  1. a ridge or area of land dividing two river valleys
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interfluve

/ ĭ′tə-ڱ̅̅ /

  1. The region of higher land between two rivers that are in the same drainage system.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٱˈڱܱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·ڱv· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interfluve1

1900–05; back formation from interfluvial lying between streams. See inter-, fluvial
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interfluve1

C20: back formation from interfluvial, from inter- + Latin fluvius river
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Example Sentences

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His firm, Timberline Reclamations, based in Bozeman, Mont., has worked on 130 projects in 17 states and has attracted a small school of competitors with names like InterFluve and Stream Team.

Timberline was earning $500,000 a year before four employees left to form InterFluve in Bozeman in 1984.

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