anabranch

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English

Etymology

From ana- (“up, on”) +‎ branch.

Noun

anabranch (plural anabranches)

  1. (hydrology, of a water channel) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream.
    • Col. Jackson
      Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands.

References

  • National Weather Service (2010 March 23 (last accessed)) “Anabranch”, in Glossary‎[1], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Further reading

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