anabranch

[ an-uh-branch, -brahnch ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

anabranch

/ ˈɑːnəˌbrɑːntʃ /

1825–35; short for anastomotic branch. See anastomosis

C19: from ana ( stomosing ) branch

After passing some gullies, we came into a more broken and hilly country; the river formed here a large anabranch.

An arm or anabranch, at first containing much water, and coming from the north, was on our right for some miles.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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