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Noun Concept

Categories: Physical geography, Rivers, Bodies of water, River morphology

confluence meeting River Confluence conflux Confuence

A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) WordNet 3.0

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A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In geography, a confluence occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. Wikipedia

Meeting of two or more bodies of water. Wikipedia Disambiguation

The meeting of two or more bodies of water Wikipedia Disambiguation

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. Wiktionary

A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence. Wiktionary

Place or instance of junction or intersection. Wiktionary (translation)

Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Wiktionary

Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

confluence, meeting

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confluence

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confluence

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confluence, meeting

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Confluence (geography), Confuence, Confulence, River Confluence, River confluence

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conflux