branch
noun [C] (RIVER/ROAD) /brɑːntʃ/
/bræntʃ/ Definition
› a part of a river or road that leaves the main part: This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic.Parts of watercourses
(Definition of branch noun (RIVER/ROAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- artesian well noun
- basin noun (AREA)
- confluence noun
- delta noun (RIVER)
- drainage basin noun
- estuary noun
- firth noun
- geyser noun
- head noun (TOP PART)
- lock noun (WATER)
- lock-keeper noun
- meander noun (RIVER)
- midstream noun
- mooring noun
- reach noun (PART)
- spring noun (WATER)
- towpath noun
- tributary noun
- water table noun
- weir noun
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Parts of watercourses
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