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Noun Concept
Categories: Physical geography, Rivers, Bodies of water, River morphology
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confluence  meeting  River confluence  conflux  Confuence
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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)
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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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