Other Word Forms
- subdeltaic adjective
Etymology
Origin of deltaic
Example Sentences
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The Russian-held, eastern bank of the Dnipro River is a low-lying area of reedy swamps and deltaic islands, dotted with small villages and vacation homes for people living in the city of Kherson.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023
For these highly complex deltaic systems, local studies will be needed to assess the problems that adversely affect their morphology and to define specific solutions6.
From Nature • Jan. 21, 2020
Paludal environments may be associated with tidal, deltaic, lacustrine, and/or fluvial deposition.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
I drove along one of the six deltaic fingers of the Ota, on whose banks the dying had once clustered, salving their burns in the cool water.
From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2015
Like other deltaic distributaries, they are subject to sudden changes in their channels, and to constant silting up.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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