river
- noun
- A1
- Top 3000
A long, wide flow of water that moves across the land, usually into the sea or a lake.
The river was too deep and fast for us to cross.
A stone bridge carries the old road over the river.
Every spring the river floods the fields below the village.
We paddled down the river for three hours without meeting anyone.
Common collocations: cross a river · a deep river · the river bank · swim in the river · the river flows into the sea · a river valley
Part of: Landscape
Forms
- plural
- rivers