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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·trib·u·tar·y       [di-strib-yoo-ter-ee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -tar·ies.
an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
[Origin: 1535–45; distribute + -ary]
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dis·trib·u·tar·y       (dĭ-strĭb'yə-těr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. dis·trib·u·tar·ies
A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream.

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distributary

noun
a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it [ant: affluent] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
distributary       (dĭ-strĭb'yə-těr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream.
  2. One of the channels in a braided stream.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Distributary

Dis*trib"u*ta*ry\, a. Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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