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distributary

/dɪˈstrɪbjətəri/noun

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वितरिका, नदी की (डेल्टा में निकलने वाली) शाखा

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noun
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    [C] geography

    a branch of a river that flows away from the main river and does not join it again, especially in a delta

    वितरिका, नदी की (डेल्टा में निकलने वाली) शाखा

    • The Hooghly is a distributary of the Ganga.
    • The river splits into many distributaries before it reaches the sea.

    Opposite tributary

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tributary

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Do not confuse a tributary (a river that flows into a larger river) and a distributary (a branch that flows out of a river).

Tributary (वह नदी जो किसी बड़ी नदी में मिलती है) और distributary (वह शाखा जो नदी से निकलकर अलग बहती है) में भ्रम न करें।