river
(rɪvəʳ )
Word forms: rivers
countable noun [oft in names] A1
A river is a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across the land.
...a chemical works on the banks of the river.
...boating on the River Danube.
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Idioms:
sell someone down the river
to betray someone or do something which harms them in order to gain an advantage for yourself
He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him. It had a devastating effect on his health.
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Collocations:
deep river feed a river line the river river ice river path river rock river runs river sand river sediment river shore river swells river town river valley river walk river water shallow river span a river stretch of river swim a river swollen river tidal river underground river
It's a region of deep river valleys and vast forests; identified with logging, corn, cheese, hunting, and long, long winters.
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Several of the fallen were forcibly submerged in the 1.6-metre deep river by the press of falling athletes above them.
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Subsequent erosion contributed to the present pattern of parallel ranges divided by deep river valleys.
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Deep river canyons and flat valleys wind around the ridges of the mountains.
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The lichen occurs only in frequent fog, or in deep river gorges.
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Along its north-east direction, several springs feed the river.
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The glaciers and perpetual snows of the mountain peaks feed the river year-round.
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Several large waterfalls fall into the valley to feed the river which flows from the foot of the largest falls at the back of the valley out to the ocean.
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No glaciers feed the river.
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Many swamps were drained and now they can not feed the rivers anymore.
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Photographers line the river bed with tripods and all-weather gear to capture eagles in flight.
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Tanneries line the river but most are now silent.
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Canopy trees over 30 meters tall line the river for two miles (3 km), and the swamp shows only occasional signs of logging.
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Gardens and pleasure houses line the river valley for several miles above the city.
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Agricultural waste comes from the farms that line the river and its tributaries.
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Home was a small house with no running water, only melted chunks of river ice brought on a sledge.
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Writing it gave me a strange feeling, like sliding on river ice - exhilarating, but unbalancing.
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The floods were caused by river ice blocking the river downstream, creating a dam.
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Even the river path was out of bounds to all except those who had fishing rights.
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Follow the river path upstream, on the opposite bank to the church.
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From either village, follow the faint river path through the woods for at least two miles.
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After passing a chemical works, the river path becomes more isolated, overgrown and sinister.
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For example sand, gravel, river rock and crushed rock, and other aggregates are often separated by size using vibrating screens.
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Some parts of the temple foundation includes 2-inch river rock used as fill in concrete forms.
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During construction of the temple, people were allowed access to open bins of this river rock at the edge of the construction site.
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The roads are dirt covered with river rock.
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It has a river rock and concrete foundation covered with stucco that was scored to resemble cut stone.
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Internet exposure doesn't just lead to television, the river runs backwards as well.
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Maybe it's because a river runs through it.
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A reasonable-size river runs through my garden and it includes a weir with a 4ft drop.
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Bicycles clatter along cobbled streets, students drink coffee in sunny squares and a river runs through the city.
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A river runs through it, apparently, bordered by tall poplars.
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Several small factories were built, but coal, river sand and gravel were the most important.
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The river sand garnet occurs as a placer deposit.
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It has been supplying river sand, natural sand, crushed stone, gravel and shingle.
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River sand mining, manufacturing of cement bricks, clay bricks, concrete construction materials are all parts of this industry.
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An altar and a temple of limestone, oriented the same way as the previous buildings, were built on a bed of river sand.
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Later, over time, the river sediment coming down from the mountains would have filled in the lagoon hiding the city remains beneath the solid ground.
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Tree rings and river sediments reveal that in medieval times droughts lasting decades struck during some 400 years of hot climate.
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These river sediments have traces of fossilised fish.
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It was more ephemeral and came from ancient river sediments.
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The concentration of caesium-137 in river sediments continues to increase.
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They took an abandoned sampan and cautiously searched the river shore for two more hours without success.
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These waters are particularly treacherous to waterway travellers owing to the canyon-like gorge conditions along the river shore and the high volume and rate of flow.
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The deck of the bridge was formed by pre-casting individual concrete units on the southern river shore, then hoisting them into place on temporary timber staging in the river.
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There are many different aquatic floras in the lakes and ponds, and along the river shores.
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During the monsoon the river swells up and thus causes devastating river bank erosion.
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In times of heavy rain, especially in winter, the river swells up over its banks causing floods which can last for days.
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During the wet season, however, the river swells up considerably, causing floods in some places.
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These springs quickly fill the channel and the river swells ten to twenty feet wide and over three feet deep, submerging several fallen trees.
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However, the area had been settled for years before that, first being established as a river town in the mid-18th century.
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As a river town, its life and growth were dependent on the river.
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The settlement continued to be somewhat important as a river town through the 1840s.
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Its delicate design and beautiful surroundings make it as a precious belt hovering over the river town.
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Due to the volume of traffic, however, wagons, freight, supplies and people often became backed-up in the river town, with waiting periods of several days to cross the river.
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Farmhouses are dotted among the salt flats - their curved roofs designed to withstand the cold mistral winds that frequently blow down the river valley.
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The removal of spurs in a river valley therefore has the effect of widening and deepening the valley.
Geography Basic Facts (1983)
The ground fell steeply down from the bluff to the river valley.
SNOWLINE (2001)
To follow the story further we had to walk along a muddy path up the river valley.
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Take a cruise along the river to explore the story behind the city's unique skyscrapers before a river walk to the many bars and restaurants.
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At the water's edge, near the ancient tidemill and marina, you can follow a meandering river walk for miles.
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To accommodate the land required for the public park and river walk it will be built on top of a set of active railroad tracks.
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This will be developed into a river walk attraction.
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Over the summer, these early morning river walks have become a ritual.
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They look like quartz worn to smoothness by the passage of river water, drawer after drawer, crowded with the small beginnings of birds.
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When the weather forecasters make their predictions, why don't they also predict river water levels?
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Vast sandstone boulders were transported by horse and cart to cover an area of five acres; river water was pumped up to create waterfalls.
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We cup our hands to drink the chilled river water.
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Only one day he forgot the river water.
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A flat, grassy clearing in oak woodland leads to the mainly shallow river, with some deeper stretches.
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The fish lives in a number of shallow river and stream habitat types.
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The front of the carriage fell onto the bank of the river; the rear fell into the shallow river itself.
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These large plateaus are divided into smaller ones by shallow river valleys.
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Increasing traffic was overloading the port, which was standing on shallow river waters and had a limited ship capacity.
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He also wants to introduce regular ferry services for commuters and to span the river with a cable-car service.
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While barrages span a river estuary, a lagoon encloses an area of coastline behind a breakwater.
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If we wish to know how to build a bridge that can span a river, we turn to physics instead of psychics.
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Four road bridges and two rail bridges span the river within the city area.
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The structure was completed with five stone arches on the left side of the bridge designed to span the river flood plain.
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To paraphrase an old fisherman's tale, there is little point finding the best stretch of river if your net is riddled with holes.
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Much of the moor is open, but this stretch of river rolls, twists and turns through a landscape of majestic woodland.
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He'd been steering all morning on automatic pilot, which wasn't good enough for the stretch of river that lay ahead.
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The 14-year-old schoolgirl's remains were discovered on the same stretch of river where her rucksack was found exactly a month ago.
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Attempted under a heavy fire of the enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a canoe.
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He eventually escaped — in part through swimming a river, despite not knowing if he could swim.
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He eventually escaped - in part through swimming a river, even though he wasn't sure if he could swim.
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When she twists her ankle while fleeing, she remains behind to cover the guide's escape as he swims a river.
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The majority of those paths, along with main roads to the town, were closed by the swollen river confluence yesterday.
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I watched it for a long time, that dark and swollen river.
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Their three vehicles had stopped after fording a swollen river that had washed out part of the dirt track.
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Even when fuel was available, my driver was unable to cross swollen river beds in the wet season.
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The spa sits beside a snow-melt swollen river, in a valley 1,600m (5,250ft) up in the mountains of this remote agricultural region.
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There's great birdwatching in the reedbeds and on the tidal river.
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Here are some foundations for the other writers to build on: a tidal river, neighbouring houses, newcomers.
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Conversation flowed back and forth like a tidal river.
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The new canals and dock will be linked to the tidal river via rebuilt locks and a bridge.
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Three months ago a tidal river burst through one of the embankments that had protected the region's rice growers, shrimp farmers and fishermen since 1968.
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At the end of a rollercoaster road through rice terraces guarded by soaring, sparkling karst crags, you'll find the world's second longest navigable underground river.
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Fifty feet below us, an underground river twinkles in the light of our head torches.
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He wants the story to be 'subliminal', like an underground river.
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The site has an underground river and a rumbly old railway alongside.
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And they questioned the claim that the attackers were contained, amid reports of a tunnel under the mall, which leads to an underground river.
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Translations:
Chinese: 河流
Japanese: 川
- announce officially
- announce publicly
- announcer
- announcer reads
- announcer says
- announce the creation of
- announce the discovery of
- announce the formation of
- announce the launch of
- announce the news
- announce the winner
- annoy
- annoyance
- annoyed
- annoying
- annoying habit
- annoyingly
- annual
- annual address
- annual allocation
- annual allowance
- annual award
- annual basis
- annual bill
- annual bonus