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  2. Tributary - Wikipedia

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    For example, a second-order tributary would be the result of two or more first-order tributaries combining to form the second-order tributary. [ 6 ] Another method is to list tributaries from mouth to source, in the form of a tree structure , stored as a tree data structure .

  3. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Estuary – Partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water; Firth – Scottish word used for various coastal inlets and straits; Fjard – Glacially formed, broad, shallow inlet; Fjord – Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity; Geo – Inlet, a gully or a narrow and deep cleft in the face of a cliff

  4. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    2. A small, narrow, sheltered bay, inlet, tidal creek, or recess in an estuary, often within a larger embayment. 3. A small, often approximately circular, wave-cut indentation or recess in a cliff on a large body of water, especially one with a relatively narrow or secluded entrance. 4.

  5. Estuary - Wikipedia

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    An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [1] Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environments and are an example of an ecotone.

  6. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Nesoddtangen, Norway, a triple tautology, consisting of three parts, nes, odd and tangen, all being synonyms signifying a small cape or promontory. Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia – (Eastern Southeastern Islands – Indonesian) Nyanza Lac, Burundi – Nyanza and lac are the Bantu and French words for "lake" respectively. This is a city, not a ...

  7. Unpaired word - Wikipedia

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    An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym , with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.

  8. Estuary (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    An estuary is a semi-enclosed body of water flowing into the sea. Estuary may also refer to: Estuary English, a variety of English spoken in the south east of England; Estuary, Saskatchewan, a community of Saskatchewan, Canada "Estuary", a song by Saccharine Trust from the album Worldbroken

  9. Firth - Wikipedia

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    Eden Mouth (estuary, near St Andrews); Findhorn Bay, Montrose Basin (estuary/lagoon with narrow entrance); Tweed mouth (estuary, very near Scottish border) Likewise, in the Northern Isles, the words "firth" and "sound" are often used arbitrarily or interchangeably. Bluemull Sound for example, is very similar to some of the firths in the ...