ATCHAFALAYA RIVER

Meaning of ATCHAFALAYA RIVER in English

River, southern Louisiana, U.S. Rising in central Louisiana, it flows south 225 mi (362 km) into Atchafalaya Bay .

It is an additional outlet for the Red and Mississippi rivers during periods of high water. Its name is Choctaw for "long river."

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ATCHAFALAYA RIVER — River, southern Louisiana, U.S. Rising in central Louisiana, it flows south 225 mi (362 km) into Atchafalaya Bay . It …
Английский словарь Британика
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER — distributary of the Red and Mississippi rivers in Louisiana, U.S. It branches southwest from the Red River near a point …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER — река Атчафалайа Река в штате Луизиана, южный рукав р. Ред-Ривер [Red River]. Длина 270 км. От г. Алегзандрия течет на юг, …
ATCHAFALAYA RIVER — река Атчафалайа Река в штате Луизиана, южный рукав р. Ред-Ривер [Red River]. Длина 270 км. От г. Алегзандрия течет на …
RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Английский словарь Британика
RIVER — Aare River Aar River Achelous River Adda River Adige River Adour River Aguán River Agusan River Alabama River Aliákmon River …
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ATCHAFALAYA — geographical name river 225 miles (362 kilometers ) S Louisiana flowing S into
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RIVER — I. ˈrivə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, river, from Old French rivere, riviere riverbank, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIVER — river 1 — riverless , adj. — riverlike , adj. /riv"euhr/ , n. 1. a natural stream of water of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATCHAFALAYA — geographical name river 225 miles (362 kilometers ) S Louisiana flowing S into Atchafalaya Bay (inlet of Gulf of Mexico)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER — noun one who rives or splits. 2. river ·vi to hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks …
Webster English vocab
RIVER — [riv.er] n, often attrib [ME rivere, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL riparia, fr. L, fem. of riparius riparian, fr. ripa …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIVER — river, River BrE AmE ˈrɪv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ river|s z ▶ ˈ river ˌ basin BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIVER — / ˈrɪvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. R. ) a natural flow of water that continues in a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — riv ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈrɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIVER — n.1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
RIVER — ( rivers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A river is a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys. an ocean/sea/river current …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIVER — [noun] [C] - a natural wide stream of fresh water flowing across the land into the sea, a lake, or …
Cambridge English vocab
RIVER — n. Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIVER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , great , large , long , mighty , wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIVER — n. 25B6; noun WATERCOURSE, waterway, tributary, stream, rivulet, brook, inlet, rill, runnel, freshet; Scottish & N. English burn; N. English …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIVER — In the sense in which we employ the word viz. for a perennial stream of considerable size, a river is …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RIVER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIVER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" ( на поверхности разрушения ) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" (на поверхности разрушения) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным профилем - accordant river - adolescent river - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RIVER — 1) поток 2) река 3) речка 4) речной • river control structure — геол. сооружение выправительное - meandering river - mountain river - peneplain river - plains river - river …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RIVER
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIVER — сущ. ; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIVER — сущ.; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке to ford a river — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RIVER — река - river bank - river bar - river bed - river bend - river bottom - down the river …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
RIVER
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ATCHAFALAYA BAY — Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico on the Louisiana coast, U.S. Together with Four League Bay, it extends about 21 …
Английский словарь Британика
ATCHAFALAYA BAY — arm of the Gulf of Mexico, extending southeastward along the southern coast of Louisiana, U.S., for 21 miles (34 km) …
Britannica English vocabulary
ATCHAFALAYA BAY — Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico on the Louisiana coast, U.S. Together with Four League Bay, it extends about 21 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TECHE, BAYOU — geographical name stream 175 miles (282 kilometers ) S Louisiana flowing SE into the Atchafalaya
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED — geographical name river 1018 miles (1638 kilometers ) flowing E on Oklahoma-Texas boundary & into the Atchafalaya & Mississippi in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED RIVER — I River, south-central U.S. It rises in the high plains of eastern New Mexico and flows southeast across Texas and …
Английский словарь Британика
BAY — I Any of several small trees with aromatic leaves, especially the sweet bay, or bay laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), …
Английский словарь Британика
TECHE, BAYOU — geographical name stream 175 miles (282 kilometers ) S Louisiana flowing SE into the Atchafalaya
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — geographical name 1. river 1018 miles (1638 kilometers ) flowing E on Oklahoma-Texas boundary & into the Atchafalaya & Mississippi …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOWBOAT — floating theatre that tied up at towns along the waterways of the southern and midwestern United States, especially along the …
Britannica English vocabulary
RED RIVER — also called Red River Of The South, navigable river rising in the high plains of eastern New Mexico, U.S., and …
Britannica English vocabulary
MORGAN CITY — port on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, in St. Mary parish, southeastern Louisiana, U.S. It lies along Berwick Bay (bridged to …
Britannica English vocabulary
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — the largest river of North America, draining with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1,200,000 square miles (3,100,000 square …
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BAY — n. Frobisher Bay Dublin Bay prawn Abu Qir Bay Atchafalaya Bay Baffin Bay Barataria Bay Bay of Pigs invasion Bay …
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RED RIVER — River, south-central U.S. It rises in the high plains of eastern New Mexico and flows southeast across Texas and Louisiana …
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LOUISIANA — Луизиана Штат в группе штатов Юго-Западного Центра [West South Central States]; целиком расположен на Примексиканской низменности [Gulf Coastal Plain]. Площадь - …
FIVE ISLANDS — Файв-Айлендс Группа из пяти островов, соляных куполов у заболоченных берегов штата Луизиана, в заливе Атчафалайя [Atchafalaya Bay], южнее г. Нью-Айбирия [New …
BELLE ISLE — Белл-Айл 1) Один из островов группы Файв-Айлендс [Five Islands] в южной Луизиане, в заливе Атчафалайя [Atchafalaya Bay], 65 км южнее г. …
LOUISIANA — Луизиана Штат в группе штатов Юго-Западного Центра [West South Central States]; целиком расположен на Примексиканской низменности [Gulf Coastal Plain]. Площадь …
FIVE ISLANDS — Файв-Айлендс Группа из пяти островов, соляных куполов у заболоченных берегов штата Луизиана, в заливе Атчафалайя [Atchafalaya Bay], южнее г. Нью-Айбирия …
BELLE ISLE — Белл-Айл 1) Один из островов группы Файв-Айлендс [Five Islands] в южной Луизиане, в заливе Атчафалайя [Atchafalaya Bay], 65 км южнее …

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