river systems

UK: /ˈrɪvə ˈsɪstəmz/

river system

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Definition of river systems - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

geography

TECH.

connected group of rivers and streams draining the same land area

TECH.

The continent's major river systems support many large cities.
Climate change is already altering river systems across the region.
Ancient civilizations often flourished along fertile river systems.

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Expressions with river

lazy river

water attraction with slow current for floating

We spent the afternoon floating on the lazy river.

river rat

type of rodent found near rivers

The river rat scurried along the riverbank.

cry someone a river

mock someone's complaints or sadness

He cried Sarah a river after her complaint.

up the river

adv.

toward or in a direction against the current

They paddled up the river to reach the campsite.

cry a river

express exaggerated sadness or self-pity

He tends to cry a river over small issues.

cry me a river

show insincere sympathy

When she complained, he just said, 'cry me a river'.

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divide

geography

ridge or line of high ground dividing two valleys or river systems

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French:réseaux fluviaux, ...
German:Flusssysteme, ...
Italian:sistemi fluviali, ...
Spanish:sistemas fluviales, ...
Portuguese:sistemas fluviais, ...
Chinese:河流系统, ...
Japanese:河川体系, ...
Arabic:أَنْظِمَة أَنْهَار, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרָכוֹת נְהָרוֹת, ...
Russian:речные системы, ...
Ukrainian:річкові системи, ...
Hindi:नदी तंत्र, ...
Bengali:নদী ব্যবস্থা, ...
Catalan:sistemes fluvials, ...
Czech:říční soustavy, ...
Danish:flodsystemer, ...
Dutch:riviersystemen, ...
Greek:ποτάμια συστήματα, ...
Hungarian:vízrendszer, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធទន្លេ, ...
Korean:하천계, ...
Persian:سامانه‌های رودخانه‌ای, ...
Polish:systemy rzeczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):sistemas fluviais, ...
Romanian:sisteme fluviale, ...
Swedish:flodsystem, ...
Thai:ระบบลุ่มน้ำ, ...
Turkish:nehir sistemleri, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống sông ngòi, ...

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