tributary
part of speech
noun (a tributary, tributaries); adjective (tributary)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a bigger river or a lake. tree →
2) A tributary can also be a state or kingdom that pays tribute to a stronger ruler. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography lessons: rivers have a source, tributaries, a confluence (where they meet), a mouth. The Missouri is a tributary of the Mississippi. Phrases: tributary of, main river and its tributaries.
examples
- The stream is a tributary of the River Thames. tree →
- Many tributaries join the Amazon. tree →
- The place where a tributary meets the main river is called a confluence. tree →
- The tributary was flooded after the rain. tree →
- Label the tributaries on the map. tree →
- The river gets bigger as more tributaries join it. tree →
- Balsora was the capital of a kingdom long tributary to the caliph. tree →
note
Plural: tributaries. Do not confuse with "distributary", a branch that flows away from a river, often near the sea. In maths: the water in the main river below a confluence is roughly the sum of the flows coming in.
In the corpora
- A tributary is a smaller river or stream that flows into a bigger river.
- She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Trees and pragmatics
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