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Meanings of river delta in English

Russian
речная дельта
Portuguese
delta
Spanish
deltas fluviales
Catalan
delta
Wikidata

Landform that is formed at the mouth of a river.

речная дельта
Usage of river delta in English
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Marine accidents are common in river delta and coastal regions in military-ruled Myanmar.
Reuters
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Oxygen, fresh, pure, green, cold oxygen turning the valley into a river delta.
The Martian Chronicles
3
They passed another sea, and a great triangular river delta.
Ringworld
4
It has issued gale warnings for the Yangtze river delta region, which includes Shanghai.
Reuters
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The tiny river delta gave it away, especially if you live along the Mediterranean.
Map of bones
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Bangladesh is home to the world's largest river delta and prone to frequent, devastating flooding.
BBC
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Power poured into me, unrelenting as a river delta.
Coyote dreams
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I'd found a river delta a day's journey north.
Burning up
9
It's built on a river delta, the river Neva.
The new yorker
10
Several major settlements in a river delta were flooded, thousands died, and many more were displaced.
Navigators of Dune
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Many modern river delta environments are chock full of organic matter (think Louisiana swamp).
Wired
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It has the topology of a river delta, but the arrows run backwards, hence the name.
Anathem
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Its arrival at Mars is planned for Feb. 18 at the site of an ancient river delta.
Reuters
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Zeigler also said that the recent cyclone which ripped through Myanmar's river delta would help keep prices high.
Reuters
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The river delta was thick with them, as if they were crowded spectators gaping at an accident scene.
Paul of dune
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Should you expect the velocity of an earthquake to be greater in a peneplain or in a river delta?
The Elements of Geology