River - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈrɪvər|  American pronunciation of the word river
Brit.  |ˈrɪvə|  British pronunciation of the word river

noun

- a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
the river was navigable for 50 miles

Extra examples

The raft is too small to use on this part of the river.

Rivers of mud flowed down the hillside.

The river floods.

The river flows into the sea.

The river overflows its banks.

The river recedes.

We went for a walk along the river.

They drifted slowly down river.

The River Elbe flows through the Czech Republic.

I paddled the canoe up the river.

The course of a river

A river once flowed through this canyon.

Their land reaches the river.

Their land reaches to the river.

The upper reaches of the river

Word forms

noun
singular: river
plural: rivers
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