n. a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream or into a lake.
The map showed lots of tributaries feeding the Pamlico River.
The map showed lots of tributaries feeding the Pamlico River.
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The Amazon Basin is created by the Amazon River and it's tributaries.
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The Tunguska is any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia.
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stream; river flowing into larger river; river
ocean
4 syllables
trib-u-tar-ies
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