1. 
   distributary
   [n] - a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
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   Distributary
   Dis·trib'u·ta·ry adjective Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/98
   
   
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   distributary
   noun a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
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   Distributary
   • (a.) Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.
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   Distributary
   A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. They are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary is a tributary. Distributaries usually occur as a stream nears ...
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   Distributary
   A smaller branching stream channel that flows away from a main stream channel. Common on deltas. Opposite of tributary.
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   distributary
   1) Branch
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