head of the river
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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People living near the Mekong say there is another problem: hydroelectric dams built in China near the head of the river that are holding up its flow.
From Economist • Apr. 28, 2016
Craven—Camden remarks that the country lying about the head of the river Aire is called in our tongue Craven, 'perchance of the British word Crage, that is a Stone.
From Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England by Smith, W. P. Haskett
At the head of the river stands Lostwithiel, with a church whose tower the late Mr. G. Street, R.A., was wont to designate "the pre-eminent glory of Cornwall".
From The Cornish Riviera by Haslehust, E. W.
The nearer they came to the head of the river, the swifter and more broken the stream became.
From Northern Diamonds by Pollock, Frank Lillie
Eights Week came round, and though the college went head of the river, for Michael the achievement was merely a stroke of irony.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
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