ROANOKE RIVER

Meaning of ROANOKE RIVER in English

River, southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, U.S. Formed by the confluence of forks in West Virginia, it flows southeast for 380 mi (612 km) into Albemarle Sound on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina.

Just north of the VirginiaNorth Carolina boundary, it joins the Dan River, its principal tributary. It is navigable by small craft from its mouth to Weldon, N.C.

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ROANOKE RIVER — river rising in the Appalachian Valley in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia, U.S., and flowing in a southeasterly direction for 380 …
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ROANOKE RIVER — River, southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, U.S. Formed by the confluence of forks in West Virginia, it flows southeast …
Английский словарь Британика
ROANOKE RIVER — река Роанок Протекает по южной части штата Вирджиния и северо-восточной части штата Северная Каролина. Длина 660 км
ROANOKE RIVER — река Роанок Протекает по южной части штата Вирджиния и северо-восточной части штата Северная Каролина. Длина 660 км
ROANOKE — geographical name river 380 miles (612 kilometers ) S Virginia & NE North Carolina flowing E & SE into Albemarle …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROANOKE — City (pop., 2000: 94,911), western Virginia, U.S. It is located on the Roanoke River at the southern end of the …
Английский словарь Британика
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 — 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
ROANOKE — ˈrō(ə)ˌnōk noun ( -s ) Etymology: from rawranoke shell money (in some Algonquian language of Virginia), probably from rarenawok smoothed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROANOKE — /roh"euh nohk'/ , n. 1. a city in SW Virginia. 100,427. 2. a river flowing SE from western Virginia to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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
ROANOKE — geographical name 1. river 380 miles (612 kilometers ) S Virginia & NE North Carolina flowing E & SE into …
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 …
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ROANOKE — city, administratively independent of, but located in, Roanoke county, southwestern Virginia, U.S. It lies on the Roanoke River, at the …
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ROANOKE — Roanoke BrE AmE ˈrəʊ ə nəʊk ˈrəʊn əʊk AmE \ ˈroʊ ə noʊk ˈroʊn oʊk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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 — Aare River Aar River Achelous River Adda River Adige River Adour River Aguán River Agusan River Alabama River Aliákmon River …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIVER — n. Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROANOKE — City (pop., 2000: 94,911), western Virginia, U.S. It is located on the Roanoke River at the southern end of the …
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ROANOKE — Classification: County Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 85778 Total Housing Units (2000): 36121 Land Area (square meters): 649738871 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROANOKE — Classification: City Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 94911 Total Housing Units (2000): 45257 Land Area (square meters): 111070256 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROANOKE — Classification: City Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 94911 Total Housing Units (2000): 45257 Land Area (square meters): 111070256 …
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ROANOKE — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 2810 Total Housing Units (2000): 1462 Land Area (square meters): 15610804 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROANOKE — Classification: Town Located in: Indiana (IN) Total Population (2000): 1495 Total Housing Units (2000): 630 Land Area (square meters): 1612991 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROANOKE — Classification: Village Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 1994 Total Housing Units (2000): 809 Land Area (square meters): 2356018 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
ROANOKE — Classification: City Located in: Alabama (AL) Total Population (2000): 6563 Total Housing Units (2000): 2792 Land Area (square meters): 48712667 …
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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
ROANOKE — n геогр. г. Роанок
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
ROANOKE — г. Роанок р. Роанок
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ROANOKE — (0) роанок
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ROANOKE — n геогр. г. Роанок
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ROANOKE — n геогр. г. Роанок
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIVER
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROANOKE — сущ. ; геогр. Роанок ( город в США, штат Вирджиния )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIVER — сущ. ; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ROANOKE — сущ.; геогр. Роанок (город в США, штат Вирджиния)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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
ROANOKE — Роанок Город на юго-западе штата Вирджиния, на р. Роанок [Roanoke River], между Голубым хребтом [Blue Ridge] и Аллеганами [Allegheny Mountains]. 94,9 …
ROANOKE — Роанок Город на юго-западе штата Вирджиния, на р. Роанок [Roanoke River], между Голубым хребтом [Blue Ridge] и Аллеганами [Allegheny Mountains]. …
RIVER — река - river bank - river bar - river bed - river bend - river bottom - down the river …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
ROANOKE — г. Роанок р. Роанок
Англо-Русский географический словарь
RIVER
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROANOKE ISLAND — island in Dare county, off the coast of North Carolina, U.S. It lies south of Albemarle Sound, between the Outer …
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ROANOKE COLLEGE — private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Salem, Virginia, U.S. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America …
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WHITE, JOHN — flourished 1585–93 British artist, explorer, and North American colonist. He sailed on an expedition to Greenland in 1577 and returned …
Английский словарь Британика
WHITE, JOHN — died c. 1593, , Kylemore, County Galway, Ire. British artist, explorer, cartographer, and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke …
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