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fleuve — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • river noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.

Senses

fleuve is used for these senses in English:

  • river A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  • river Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
  • river (typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

river — full definition

  1. noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.
  2. noun In poker, the fifth and final community card dealt.

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