consequent stream

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noun Geology.

a stream the course of which was determined by the original slope of the land.

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Compare obsequent stream.

Origin of consequent stream

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby consequent stream

consequences, consequent, consequential, consequentialism, consequently, consequent stream, conservable, conservancy, conservation, conservation biology, conservation dependent

How to use consequent stream in a sentence

But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.
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The marchers began to stream out of the park, where they walked West on 110th and then hung a right on 7th Avenue.
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Stream House of Cards and other Netflix originals right from the Hopper.
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Slow at first, then steadily, a stream of liquid drips off the incision.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Take responsibility for an endless stream of people, even as our own suffer, and struggle to get policy relief from Washington.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He explains the late departure of the ships for Nueva España, and the consequent mortality reported on one of them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The very stream that went through it flowed sluggishly along, and as if it hadn't any particular object in life.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He felt that all her force, like a strong and ardent stream, was flowing into the new channel which he had cut for her.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
One heavily-laden boat was dragged into the stream, and a few officers and men clambered on board.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy