distributary
(noun) a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
distributary (comparative more distributary, superlative most distributary)
That distributes.
distributary (plural distributaries)
(hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel.
Antonym: tributary
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*trib"u*ta*ry, a.
Definition: Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
