tributary
IPA: trˈɪbjʌtɛri
noun
- (hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
- (anatomy) A vein which drains into another vein.
- A nation, state, or other entity that pays tribute.
adjective
- Related to the paying of tribute.
- subordinate; inferior
- Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing.
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Examples of "tributary" in Sentences
- It is a tributary of the Awash River.
- The Beck is a tributary of the River Wensum.
- The Bogan is a tributary of the Darling River.
- The Macquarie is a tributary of the Darling River.
- It is the northernmost tributary of the Darling River.
- A major tributary of the River Crouch is the River Roach.
- The Eel River is a tributary of the Wabash River in Indiana.
- The 'Embarrass River' of Wisconsin is a tributary of the Wolf River.
- The River Poulter is a tributary river of the River Idle in Nottinghamshire.