Dictionary entry
River-bank
Pronunciation
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Myanmar Meaning
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Definition
river /'rÇvǝ(r)/ n [C] ၁။ ျမစ္။ The River Thames ❍ the Mississippi River ❍ the mouth of the river (ie where it enters the sea) ❍ river traffic. Compare CANAL ၁ ၂။ ေခ်ာင္း(စီးေသာ)။ a river of lava ❍ ( fig rhet ) rivers of blood. ❏ river-bank n ျမစ္ကမ္းပါး။ walk along the river-bank. ❏ river-bed n ျမစ္ၾကမ္းျပင္။ It's so long since it rained that the river-bed is dry.
Examples
- The River Nile
- They were swimming in the river.
- River fishing
- [up river] : Up river
- the water was clearer and deeper.
- [down river] : We met them a couple of miles down river.
- [river of] : Great rivers of molten lava poured from the volcano.