river

river
n.
1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc.
2 a copious flow (a river of lava; rivers of blood).
3 (attrib.) (in the names of animals, plants, etc.) living in or associated with the river.
Phrases and idioms:
river blindness a tropical disease of the skin caused by a parasitic worm, the larvae of which can migrate into the eye and cause blindness. river capture the diversion of the upper headwaters of a mountain stream into a more powerful one. sell down the river colloq. betray or let down.
Derivatives:
rivered adj. (also in comb.). riverless adj.
Etymology: ME f. AF river, rivere, OF riviere river or river-bank ult. f. L riparius f. ripa bank

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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