confluencenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒn.fluː.əns/us/ˈkɑːn.fluː.əns/specializedthe place where two rivers flow together and become one larger river
a situation in which two things join or come together:
The change has been brought on by a confluence of factors.
A confluence of events is pushing nuclear policy into the national spotlight.
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Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- basin
- branch
- delta
- drainage basin
- estuary
- firth
- geyser
- head
- lock
- lock-keeper
- meander
- midstream
- mooring
- reach
- spring
- towpath
- tributary
- water table
- weir
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Examples from literature
- A high ridge, just before we reached the confluence, commands a splendid view of the two great rivers, and the rich country beyond.
- At the confluence rose the island—a tiny piece of land almost level with the water, but as fresh as green and fragrant as an aquatic bouquet.
- Each chord must be viewed as the result of the confluence of all the separate voices moving harmoniously together.
- St. Charles is a small town on the north bank of the Missouri, about twenty-one miles from its confluence with the Mississippi.
- The confluence of the two rivers was concealed by the wood, but the Yellowstone itself was only two miles distant, to the south.