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tributary
[ trib-yuh-ter-ee ]
noun
- a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
- a person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like.
adjective
- (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water.
- furnishing subsidiary aid; contributory.
- paying or required to pay tribute.
- paid as tribute.
- subject; subordinate:
a tributary nation.
tributary
/ -trɪ; ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ /
noun
- a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one
- a person, nation, or people that pays tribute
adjective
- (of a stream, etc) feeding a larger stream
- given or owed as a tribute
- paying tribute
tributary
/ trĭb′yə-tĕr′ē /
- A stream that flows into a river, a larger stream, or a lake.
Derived Forms
- ˈtributarily, adverb
Other Words From
- tribu·tari·ly adverb
- non·tribu·tary adjective
- un·tribu·tari·ly adverb
- un·tribu·tary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tributary1
Example Sentences
The first pioneer to reach the riparian tributary where Kansas City now shimmers was, in fact, on the lam himself.
The village sits along a narrowing vein of the Rio Negro, a tributary of the mighty Amazon.
But I had to find my way into another passion, and with the art, it was a river flowing into a tributary.
Those in the middle have arisen from the union of the moraines formed in two or more tributary valleys.
From there we proceeded up the Gury, a large tributary stream flowing into the Ganges below Rumpurbolea.
He gestured with his arm to the valley below where a cool stream of water dashed over rocks on its way to join a bigger tributary.
At various points tributary gorges, the graves of fluvial gods who had perished long ago, opened into the main cañon.
This fish (but seldom taken any great weight) abounds in the Tees and its tributary streams.
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