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anabranch

/an-uh-branch, -brahnch/US // ˈæn əˌbræntʃ, -ˌbrɑntʃ //UK // (ˈɑːnəˌbrɑːntʃ) //

锚地,锚栓,锚锚,锚锚锚

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a stream branching off from a river and rejoining it further downstream.

Examples

  • After passing some gullies, we came into a more broken and hilly country; the river formed here a large anabranch.

  • An arm or anabranch, at first containing much water, and coming from the north, was on our right for some miles.