River
Meaning
A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
Pronunciation
UK ˈrɪvə(r)
US ˈrɪvər
Example Sentences
- Watch the Changing of the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace, take a cruise down the River Thames and view the city on foot or from the top of an iconic red bus.
- The River [Thames] travels through the city.
- While river otters mostly live off fish, crayfish and crabs, sea otters have a more interesting method of sustaining themselves.
- River otters rarely make their own homes.
- River otters are much more likely to take another animal's home instead of building their own.
- Sea otters can hold their breather underwater for more than 5 minutes, and river otters can hold theirs for more than 8!
- The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus [Amphibius]), or hippo, ancient Greek for "river horse", is a large mammal in Africa that usually eats plants.
- It is a city located in [Vietnam's] central [Quang] [Nam] Province, on the north bank near the mouth of the [Thu bon] River.
- It comprises a grid of streets with one axis parallel to the river and the other axis of streets and alleys set at right angles to it.
- While the backs of the buildings open to the river allowing easy loading and off-loading of goods from boats.
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