Angara

[ ahng-guh-rah; Russian uhn-guh-rah ]

/ ˌɑŋ gə rɑ; Russian ʌn gʌˈrɑ /

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noun

a river in the S Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW from Lake Baikal to the Yenisei River: called Upper Tunguska in its lower course. 1,151 miles (1,855 km) long.

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Words nearby Angara

anfractuosity, anfractuous, ANG, anga, angakok, Angara, Angarsk, angary, angashore, angel, Angela

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How to use Angara in a sentence

During this time frame Russia plans to transition payloads, such as military communications satellites, that would have launched on the Proton booster to the new Angara-A5 rocket.
After six decades, Russia will build its final Proton rocket this year|Eric Berger|January 18, 2022|Ars Technica
It was three weeks after they had left Kirensk before they struck the Angara, near Karanchinskoe.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty
Though fed by numerous streams, it has only one outlet, the Angara, a tributary of the Yenisei.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams
Hiring a small boat, with a crew of seven men, he crossed the lake to the mouth of the river Angara.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams

Water flowing into it is supposed to be ten times that flowing out into the Angara River.
Our Little Cossack Cousin|F. A. Postnikov
The road follows the right bank of the Angara from the point where it leaves the lake.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox

British Dictionary definitions for Angara

Angara

/ (Russian anɡaˈra) /

noun

a river in S Russia, in Siberia, flowing from Lake Baikal north and west to the Yenisei River: important for hydroelectric power. Length: 1840 km (1150 miles)

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