🌊Tributary (tribyuteri)

noun
/ˈtrɪb.jə.ter.i/
affluent (affluent)

Signification

a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
Traduction de la signification
une rivière ou un ruisseau qui se jette dans un fleuve ou un lac plus grand
une riviere ou un ruisseau qui se jette dans un fleuve ou un lac plus grand

Phrases d'exemple

The tributary joins the main river near the city.

L'affluent rejoint la rivière principale près de la ville.
L'affluent rejoint la riviere principale pres de la ville

Synonymes

branch, feeder, affluent, subsidiary

Antonymes

main river, trunk stream, outlet

Collocations

major tributary, tributary system, tributary river, tributary stream

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