Definition of Tributary
a stream of water that enters into a larger body of water
Examples of Tributary in a sentence
As it flowed into the river, the tributary provided fresh water for the village. 🔊
The women often washed their clothes in the small tributary that fed into the brook. 🔊
Do you think the polluted waters of the tributary will contaminate the river? 🔊
If the tributary floods, it may cause the river into which it empties to overflow as well. 🔊
The group of boy scouts followed the tributary until it gushed into a huge lake. 🔊
Other words in the Geography category:
Most Searched Words (with Video)
