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  • 51River gravel — are small pieces of rounded stone, usually no larger than a large coin, of a various colors. It is named for the effect of many years of rounding of the edges due to a flow of water over it. When a hard surface is also desired, river gravel is… …

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  • 52river — ► NOUN 1) a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river. 2) a large quantity of a flowing substance. ● sell down the river Cf. ↑sell down the river ORIGIN Old French, from Latin riparius, from ripa… …

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  • 53flow — [n] issue, abundance breeze, continuance, continuation, continuity, course, current, deluge, discharge, draft, draw, dribble, drift, ebb, effusion, electricity, emanation, flood, flux, gush, juice, leakage, movement, oozing, outflow, outpouring,… …

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  • 54River delta — Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. The Nile is an example of a wave dominated delta that has the classic Greek delta (Δ) shape after which river deltas were named. A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that… …

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  • 55flow — 01. We couldn t swim in the river because it was [flowing] too fast. 02. Press on the vein to slow the [flow] of blood from the wound. 03. Traffic is once again [flowing] smoothly now that the accident has been cleared away. 04. It is impossible… …

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  • 56Volga River — River, western Russia. Europe s longest river and the principal waterway of western Russia, it rises in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flows 2,193 mi (3,530 km) southeastward to empty into the Caspian Sea. It is used for power… …

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  • 57River — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Water in motion. < N PARAG:River >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 running water running water GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 jet jet spirt spurt squirt spout spray splash rush gush …

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  • 58River Dee, Wales — Geobox|River name = River Dee (Wales) native name = Afon Dyfrdwy other name = other name1 = image size = 312 image caption = The River Dee at Llangollen country = Wales country country1 = England country1 country2 = country2 state = state1 =… …

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  • 59River Dee regulation system — The water demands of North West England including Liverpool and the Wirral far exceed the locally available sources of clean water. The River Dee runs mainly in north Wales before flowing through Chester, England, and then returning to Wales in a …

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  • 60River Dee (Wales) — For other River Dees in the United Kingdom, see River Dee (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°21′14″N 3°13′33″W / 53.35389°N 3.22583°W / 53.35389; …

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