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Meanings of beginning of a river in English

Russian
исток

Beginning of a watercourse.

        исток
        Usage of beginning of a river in English
        1
        This snow-bank away up here was the beginning of a river, and helped make the lake.
        Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
        2
        As well may one search for the beginnings of a river as inquire into the mind of a woman.
        In Luck at Last
        Translations for beginning of a river