Meaning of river-water | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“In such a process⟳ the dammed up river-water passes over cascades (for aeration) into gravel pre-filters, is collected at the end⟳ of said filters and, after repeated aeration, brought onto sand filters.”
“The presence of widespread lateritic formations has been thought to indicate⟳ very high rates of silica removal in tropical environments, G.V. Bogomolov et al. (1966) asserting that the silica content of tropical river-waters is greater than that of open⟳ streams in higher latitudes, and N.M. Strakhov (1967) noting that the migrational capacity of SiO₂ is particularly high in the humid tropics.”
“She spit⟳ out a mouthful of sand that tasted like⟳ Grape Nuts soaked in river-water.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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