Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - river
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
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noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius riparian, from ripa bank, shore; perhaps akin to Greek ereipein to tear down Date: 14th century 1. a natural stream of water of usually considerable volume, watercourse, 2. something resembling a ~ , large or overwhelming quantities ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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