A main or principal river. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > types of river > [noun] > specific (13) headwater1535 A main or principal river. Obsolete. rare. Sabbatical river1613 Sabbatical river: an imaginary river celebrated in Jewish legend, which was said to observe the Sabbath. Similarly Sabbatical pool: see quot. 1649. salt river1659 A river which is tidal a considerable distance from its mouth. Obsolete. tide-river1739 a tidal river. river pirate1743 (a) a person who commits or practises piracy on a river; (b) = pirate, n. 6. salmon river1753 artery1787 Chiefly U.S. A major river in a river system. warp-river1799 a river depositing ‘warp’. feeder1825 spec. ‘A water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow’ (W.). lost river1843 a river which disappears into the ground and re-emerges elsewhere. banker1848 colloquial (Australian & New Zealand). A river swollen to the top of, or overflowing, its banks. Frequently in to run (also come down,etc.) a b… tidal river1877 a river which is affected by the tides for some distance from its mouth. pirate1889 Physical Geography. A river, stream, etc., that captures the headwaters of another; also river pirate. |
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