Brahmaputra

[ brah-muh-poo-truh ]

noun
  1. a river in S Asia, flowing from S Tibet through NE India and joining the Ganges River in Bangladesh. About 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.

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How to use Brahmaputra in a sentence

  • Here the Brahmaputra carries 2532 cubic feet of water, and 3196 after receiving the Chaktak-tsangpo.

  • The first night we were to encamp at the spot where the Tsa-chu-tsangpo enters the upper Brahmaputra.

  • The high water washes away the greater part of the driftsand, and deposits it on the banks of the Brahmaputra lower down.

  • I have no time to give an account of the geography of this region on the south side of the Brahmaputra.

  • Then we crossed over two other arms, and the total 88 discharge of the Brahmaputra at this place proved to be 3249 cubic feet.

British Dictionary definitions for Brahmaputra

Brahmaputra

/ (ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə) /


noun
  1. a river in S Asia, rising in SW Tibet as the Tsangpo and flowing through the Himalayas and NE India to join the Ganges at its delta in Bangladesh. Length: about 2900 km (1800 miles)

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