Indus

Definitions

1. A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
2. A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo.
3. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Equivalents

Examples

“The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have⟳ burst⟳ their banks following record⟳ rains and glacier melt⟳.”

“Floods in the river Sutlej – which originates in Tibet and crosses India before merging into the Indus river – has completely cut⟳ off several villages and areas in Pakistan, submerging hundreds of hectares of farmland.”

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