| Amazon |
the longest river in South America. It flows from the Andes mountains in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amazon River |
a major river of South America that flows from the Andes Mountains in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| aqueduct |
a structure like a bridge for carrying a waterway or pipe across a river or valley. [1/2 definitions] |
| bank1 |
the ground at the edge of a river or stream. [1/3 definitions] |
| basin |
a large area of land drained by a river. [1/2 definitions] |
| Brahmaputra River |
a major river of Asia that starts in Tibet and flows through northern India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal. |
| bridge1 |
a structure built over a river, railroad, or other obstacle, that allows people to travel across. [1/4 definitions] |
| Cairo |
the capital city of Egypt, on the Nile River. |
| Chang Jiang River |
the longest river of Asia, flowing from Tibet through central China into the East China Sea. An older name in English for the Chang Jiang River is the Yangtze River. |
| Colorado |
a river that flows southwest from this state to the Pacific Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
| Congo River |
an important river in the western part of central Africa. The Congo River is the deepest in the world. The river travels through a major rainforest as it flows from Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with another country called the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| cove |
a small bay in a shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. |
| creek |
a stream that is smaller than a river; brook. |
| crossing |
a place where a street or river can be crossed. [1/2 definitions] |
| dam1 |
a wall built across a river or stream to keep the water from flowing and to raise the water level behind it. [1/2 definitions] |
| Danube River |
an important river in Europe that starts in Germany and flows south and east through many countries in central Europe. When it finally reaches the country of Ukraine, it flows into the Black Sea. |
| District of Columbia |
an area on the Maryland side of the Potomac River that contains only the U.S. capital city of Washington. (abbreviation: DC) |
| effluent |
sewage or other liquid waste that flows into a body of water such as a river or lake. |
| Euphrates |
a river in southwest Asia. It flows from eastern Turkey south through Iraq. It joins the Tigris River in a valley where some of the most ancient civilizations were located. |
| Euphrates River |
a river that flows from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, it joins the Tigris River and finally empties with it into the Persian Gulf. |
| fall |
(usually plural) a sudden drop in a river or stream that causes water to fall; waterfall. [1/10 definitions] |