Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈænəbɹæntʃ/ · noun
(hydrology, of a water channel, especially in Australia) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream..
Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands.
Use anabranch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anabranch means (hydrology, of a water channel, especially in Australia) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.