(anabranch)
1Anabranch — An a*branch, n. [Anastomosing + branch.] A branch of a river that re[ e]nters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil. [Australia] [1913 Webster] Such branches of a river as after… …
2anabranch — [an′ə branch΄] n. [< ana(stomosing) branch] 1. a river branch that reenters the main stream 2. a river branch that becomes absorbed by sandy ground …
3Anabranch — An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main watercourse channel (or mainstem) and rejoins the mainstem downstream.In the simplest case, an island or rock in the river creates a main course and an anabranch course; a… …
4anabranch — Billabong Bil la*bong , n. [Native name.] In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; sometimes called an {anabranch}. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to …
5anabranch — a diverging branch of a river which re enters the main stream …
6anabranch — /an euh branch , brahnch /, n. a stream branching off from a river and rejoining it further downstream. [1825 35; short for anastomotic branch. See ANASTOMOSIS] * * * …
7anabranch — noun A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re enters the main stream. See Also: anabranching …
8anabranch — n. anastomotic branch (stream which branches off of a river) …
9anabranch — an·a·branch …
10anabranch — /ˈænəbræntʃ / (say anuhbranch) noun a branch of a river which leaves the main stream and enters it again further on. {shortened form of ana(stomosing) branch} …
