binnenwater

Definitions of binnenwater
  1. noun
    (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
    synonyms: hartader
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    afvoergeul, geul
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
  2. noun
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    synonyms: rivier
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    groene
    a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
    madeira
    a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
    Rijn
    a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
    Tigris
    an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
    witspeler
    a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
    type of:
    laak, lee, rivier, vloed, watering, waterloop, wetering
    a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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