cours d'eau

Definitions of cours d'eau
  1. noun
    a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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    rivière
    an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
    affluent
    a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
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    affluent, branche
    a stream or river connected to a larger one
    ruisseau
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
    fleuve, rivière
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    ruisselet
    a small stream
    type of:
    eau
    the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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