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stream

 
 
/striːm/ noun [C]

Definition

a small river
a stream of sth a line of people or vehicles moving in the same direction: a constant stream of traffic a large number of similar things that happen or appear one after another: He has produced a steady stream of books. a moving line of liquid, gas, smoke, etc: A stream of smoke was coming from the chimney.
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