Rivers

[ riv-erz ]

noun

1. Larry Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg, 1923–2002, U.S. painter.
2. William Halse [hawls], 1865–1922, English physiologist and anthropologist.

Rivers

/ ˈrɪvəz /

noun

1. a state of S Nigeria, in the Niger river delta on the Gulf of Guinea. Capital: Port Harcourt. Pop: 5 185 400 (2006). Area: 11 077 sq km (4277 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Or consider the recent Room for the River programme, which applies natural solutions to increase the capacity of rivers while simultaneously improving biodiversity.

From Science Daily

To test it, Ahmed conducted additional calculations on data taken from the Boise and Missouri rivers in the United States.

From Science Daily

The season of atmospheric rivers is again upon us.

From Los Angeles Times

La Niña seasons typically produce large numbers of atmospheric rivers, or narrow bands of concentrated water vapor in the sky that act like rivers in the sky.

From Salon

Atmospheric rivers are also more likely to occur because of climate change.

From Salon

Related Words

• estuary
• stream
• tributary