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Brahmaputra
[ brah-muh-poo-truh ]
noun
- a river in S Asia, flowing from S Tibet through NE India and joining the Ganges River in Bangladesh. About 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.
Brahmaputra
/ ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə /
noun
- a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet as the Tsangpo and flowing through the Himalayas and NE India to join the Ganges at its delta in Bangladesh. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)
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Here the Brahmaputra carries 2532 cubic feet of water, and 3196 after receiving the Chaktak-tsangpo.
From Project Gutenberg
The first night we were to encamp at the spot where the Tsa-chu-tsangpo enters the upper Brahmaputra.
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The high water washes away the greater part of the driftsand, and deposits it on the banks of the Brahmaputra lower down.
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I have no time to give an account of the geography of this region on the south side of the Brahmaputra.
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Then we crossed over two other arms, and the total 88 discharge of the Brahmaputra at this place proved to be 3249 cubic feet.
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