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tributary
[ trib-yuh-ter-ee ]
noun
- a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
- a person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like.
adjective
- (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water.
- furnishing subsidiary aid; contributory.
- paying or required to pay tribute.
- paid as tribute.
- subject; subordinate:
a tributary nation.
tributary
/ -trɪ; ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ /
noun
- a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one
- a person, nation, or people that pays tribute
adjective
- (of a stream, etc) feeding a larger stream
- given or owed as a tribute
- paying tribute
tributary
/ ³Ù°ùIJú′²âÉ™-³ÙÄ•°ù′ē /
- A stream that flows into a river, a larger stream, or a lake.
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù°ù¾±²ú³Ü³Ù²¹°ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù°ù¾±²úu·³Ù²¹°ùi·±ô²â adverb
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³Ù°ù¾±²úu·³Ù²¹°ùy adjective
- un·³Ù°ù¾±²úu·³Ù²¹°ùi·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù°ù¾±²úu·³Ù²¹°ùy adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tributary1
Example Sentences
It explained the canal, which once transported iron and coal to Newport docks, had relied on funnelling water from the River Usk and its tributaries which accounted for 80-90% of its water supply.
It is estimated that 11% of the rubbish which enters the River Clyde - which flows through the city - and its tributaries is eventually washed up at Arrochar.
Biologists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have spotted fall-run Chinook salmon in tributaries miles upstream from where Iron Gate Dam was removed.
Water is the eternal conundrum in this state, especially as climate change has diminished the summer monsoons and the Rio Grande and its tributaries slowly dry up.
One section of the river is lined with concrete, and the remnants of tributary creeks sit in straight ditches.
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