Godavari

[ goh-dah-vuh-ree ]

noun

1. a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

Godavari

/ ɡəʊˈdɑːvərɪ /

noun

1. a river in central India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing southeast to the Bay of Bengal: extensive delta, linked by canal with the Krishna delta; a sacred river to Hindus. Length: about 1500 km (900 miles)

Example Sentences

In that quarter lieth the sacred and auspicious river Godavari, full of water abounding in groves and frequented by ascetics.

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A strip of Gondwana beds follows approximately the course of the Godavari.

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Malaya is mentioned in the Puranas as a mountain in which the Godavari and other rivers take their rise.

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In utility for irrigation the Kistna is also inferior to its two sister streams, the Godavari and Cauvery.

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Aurangabad is a railway station on the Hyderabad-Godavari line, 435 m. from Bombay.

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