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We crossed the ford, and took up the spoor on the further side, and followed
it into the marsh-like land beyond. — Maiwa's Revenge;
• (confluence)- a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the
like, ( , ); But when they
reached their confluence, they forgot their fish, and it took its way in the sea
at will. — The Koran (Al-Qur'an);
• (arroyo)- (chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or
gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains; Above
the dam the arroyo was running like a mill-tail. — A Texas Matchmaker;
• (gully)- a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and
serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains,( ); They heard
of a gully, five or six miles away, where crystals had been found. — Brave
Men and Women;
• a ditch or gutter;
• (creek)- U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river, (
); Over the divide at the head of this creek is a tributary of the Big Windy.
— The Turtles of Tasman;
• (rivulet)- a small stream; streamlet; brook, ( ); The stony bottom of
the rivulet was his only aid. — The Flaming Jewel;
• (brook) – a small, natural stream of fresh water, ( );
Across the brook was a flimsy wooden bridge, missing several crucial planks.
— Challenging Destiny #19;
• to bear; suffer; tolerate, ( ); Her impatience brooked no delay. —
Ideala;
• (endure) – to carry on through, despite hardships; undergo; I know what
frail man can endure, and what support I can and will give him. — The Life
and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
lagoon : delta : gulf
• (lagoon)- an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy
dunes, ( ; ); Now and then in the lagoon was
the splash of some big fish, and a little way out towards the opening in the
reef was the light of a schooner. — The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the
South Sea Islands;
• (delta)- a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of
the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular, ( - );
The Egyptian population is concentrated only in the Nile Valley delta, an area
of some 50,000 square kilometers;
• (gulf)- an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes,