Meaning

That distributes..

Definitions by Sense

1. That distributes.
2. (hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.

Example Sentences

A posthumous child is as much entitled to a distributary share, under the statute of distributions, as one that is born at the time of the death of its father […]

[…] improving the channels in a distributary unit.

These deposits are commonly punctuated by metre-scale fining-upward, medium-grained, cross-bedded sandstones, interpreted as terminal distributary channels.

The bed of the distributary is at a slight elevation above that of the main canal, and in the latter is placed an ordinary check regulator controlled by flashboards […]

The physical condition of the distributary itself is in bad shape due to poor maintenance over longer periods of time, especially in the head reach.

[…] stretches of blowing sand and frequent changes in course of its distributaries, does not have the dense population characteristic of other alluvial districts in the Indian subcontinent.

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• more distributary
• most distributary
• distributaries

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Use distributary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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