tributary
a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
a person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like.
(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water.
furnishing subsidiary aid; contributory.
paying or required to pay tribute.
paid as tribute.
subject; subordinate: a tributary nation.
Origin of tributary
1Other words from tributary
- trib·u·tar·i·ly, adverb
- non·trib·u·tar·y, adjective
- un·trib·u·tar·i·ly, adverb
- un·trib·u·tar·y, adjective
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How to use tributary in a sentence
That figure suggests how much rain may have fallen elsewhere over the 11,560 square miles of field and forest and city and town that drain into the tributaries that empty into the Potomac before it arrives at Little Falls.
Twomey says that dyslexic readers, in their struggle to learn to read, are calling on more of the tributaries in the brain to overcome their difficulties of whichever script they are being taught.
Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing - Issue 94: Evolving | Lydia Wilson | December 23, 2020 | NautilusAs we learn more about the mysterious tributaries activated in reading, perhaps there are more teaching strategies to be discovered, helping those who do not find it a natural activity, or for those around the world who miss out on early education.
Reading, That Strange and Uniquely Human Thing - Issue 94: Evolving | Lydia Wilson | December 23, 2020 | NautilusA four-acre sinkhole there had opened at the plant’s coal ash pond years earlier, releasing over 2 million gallons of arsenic-laced ash and water into a tributary of the Etowah River.
A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs | by Max Blau for Georgia Health News | November 24, 2020 | ProPublicaFrom Rig to Flip and American Rivers, Rio Rica introduces us to Rica Fulton and the Little Snake River, a lesser known tributary of the West’s renowned Yampa River.
The first pioneer to reach the riparian tributary where Kansas City now shimmers was, in fact, on the lam himself.
The village sits along a narrowing vein of the Rio Negro, a tributary of the mighty Amazon.
Bye Bye Latté, Hello Guayusa: Why The Amazon Holds the Secret to a Cleaner, Healthier Caffeine | Brandon Presser | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I had to find my way into another passion, and with the art, it was a river flowing into a tributary.
Those in the middle have arisen from the union of the moraines formed in two or more tributary valleys.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerFrom there we proceeded up the Gury, a large tributary stream flowing into the Ganges below Rumpurbolea.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferHe gestured with his arm to the valley below where a cool stream of water dashed over rocks on its way to join a bigger tributary.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankAt various points tributary gorges, the graves of fluvial gods who had perished long ago, opened into the main cañon.
Overland | John William De ForestThis fish (but seldom taken any great weight) abounds in the Tees and its tributary streams.
The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
British Dictionary definitions for tributary
/ (ˈtrɪbjʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /
a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one
a person, nation, or people that pays tribute
(of a stream, etc) feeding a larger stream
given or owed as a tribute
paying tribute
Derived forms of tributary
- tributarily, adverb
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Scientific definitions for tributary
[ trĭb′yə-tĕr′ē ]
A stream that flows into a river, a larger stream, or a lake.
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