along |
When you walk along something, you walk next to it or go the same way that it goes. When you take a walk along the river, you take a walk next to the river. [1/5 definitions] |
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] |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh is a country in Asia. Its neighbors are India and Burma, and it is on the coast of the Indian Ocean. People in Bangladesh speak the Bengali language like many of the people in the northern part of India. The great Brahmaputra River flows through Bangladesh. Sometimes Bangladesh has powerful storms, and the river floods the land around it. |
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. |
branch |
A branch is a stream or creek connected with a larger river. [1/3 definitions] |
Brazil |
Brazil is a large country in South America. The Amazon River flows through the northern part of the country. This part of Brazil is covered by rainforest. Most people in South America speak Spanish, but people in Brazil speak Portuguese, the language of Portugal. |
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. |
canal |
A canal is something like a river, but it is made by people. Boats can travel up and down canals. Canals are typically created in order to link one body of water with another. |
canyon |
When a river runs over rock for many, many years, it sometimes cuts deeper and deeper into the rock until the sides of the river become very high and the river is far below. When this happens, a canyon is made. |
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 |
The Congo is an important river in Africa. It is a large river, and it is the deepest in the world. The Congo travels through a major rainforest as it flows north through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Then it flows along the border with the Republic of the Congo. At its end, the Congo flows into the Atlantic 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. |
cross |
When a bridge crosses a river, it goes from one side of the river to the other. When a street crosses another street, it cuts through it. [1/7 definitions] |