Tributary
11tributary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main, major TRIBUTARY + VERB ▪ drain sth, drain into sth, feed sth, flow into sth ▪ The river is fed by several small tributaries …
12tributary — I UK [ˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈtrɪbjəˌterɪ] noun [countable] Word forms tributary : singular tributary plural tributaries a small river that flows into a larger river II UK [ˈtrɪbjʊt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈtrɪbjəˌterɪ] adjective formal paid as a tribute …
13tributary — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace ; subject 2. paid or owed as tribute < tributary gifts > 3. channeling material or supplies into something more… …
14tributary — tributarily, adv. /trib yeuh ter ee/, n., pl. tributaries, adj. n. 1. a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water. 2. a person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like. adj. 3. (of a stream)… …
15tributary — one river joining another. Usually the smaller of the two is labelled the tributary, and the larger is the main channel …
16tributary — intakas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upė, įtekanti į kitą upę ar ežerą. Į pagrindinę upę įtekantys intakai vadinami pirmos eilės intakais, įtekantys į pagrindinės upės intaką – antros eilės ir t. t. atitikmenys: angl.… …
17tributary — /tribyat(eh)riy/ Any stream flowing directly or indirectly into a river. Bull v. Siegrist, 169 Or. 180, 126 P.2d 832, 834 tributary, adj /tribyat(eh)riy/ Paying or yielding tribute, taxed or assessed by tribute …
18tributary — A stream which empties into or feeds another stream, as in the case of the Missouri River and the Mississippi River. In a general sense a stream is tributary to a river when the stream empties into another river which empties into that river.… …
19tributary — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake. 2 hist. a person or State paying or subject to tribute. adj. 1 (of a river etc.) that is a tributary. 2 hist. a paying tribute. b serving as tribute. Derivatives:… …
20Tributary (disambiguation) — Tributary may refer to the following:*Tributary, a stream or river which flows into another river (a parent river) or body of water but which may not flow directly into the sea * Tributary (ballet) , a ballet by Robert La Fosse and Robert Garland …
