Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at river.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word River.

Examples

  • TR, the indefatigable adventurist abandoned a much less risky river trip to investigate a previously unexplored river, known simply as the River of Doubt.

    Obama: I Will Have Cred With Muslim World 2009

  • Now she runs like a river, but River can never be free.

    seanan_mcguire: A world in need of wicked girls. seanan_mcguire 2009

  • A long and swelling and suspension pedestal bridge was temporarily arranged over the river which was most dangerous and a student also had died when he was trying to cross the River.

    Vehicular traffic restored at Yarkhun valley bridge 2009

  • Beyond the long marshy delta and saline meadows of the Tes river to the east, which are bordered by the Ubsu-Nur, Oroku-Shinaa and Tes River reserves, is a rolling plain with sculptured granite inselbergs.

    Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008

  • But to give you an idea of what this quake like is all about, there's been a massive landslide that's come down here, and it has cut across this river, the Charping (ph) River.

    CNN Transcript May 26, 2008 2008

  • So the water is still rising, it's not expected to crest this lake and river -- St. John's River -- until maybe Thursday or Friday.

    CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2008 2008

  • VAN MARSH: Well, in this particular part of the country, officials are saying that this particular river, the Severn (ph) River, has peaked, and we should expect the levels to go down eventually, but, again, that is no consolation to those who have clean water.

    CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2007 2007

  • When I was volunteering with a river preservation group, Friends of the River, many years ago, our most purist members ragged on us about using our celebrity contacts to raise money and awareness in Los Angeles.

    Firedoglake » Beggars and Thieves 2006

  • JOE ROHDE, WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING: We flew by helicopter from Katmandu to just the dry river bed of the Kaligangoke (ph) River.

    CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2006 2006

  • Thousands of fans wandering along both sides of the river, the St. John's River along the river walk taking in parties and different festivals and enjoying a drink and some food, lots of music.

    CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2005 2005

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • This is the word for woman in Portuguese

    May 16, 2009