anabranch
[ an-uh-branch, -brahnch ]
/ ˈæn əˌbræntʃ, -ˌbrɑntʃ /
noun
a stream branching off from a river and rejoining it further downstream.
Origin of anabranch
1825–35; short for
anastomotic branch. See
anastomosis
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Example sentences from the Web for anabranch
An arm or anabranch, at first containing much water, and coming from the north, was on our right for some miles.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia |Thomas Mitchell
British Dictionary definitions for anabranch
anabranch
/ (ˈɑːnəˌbrɑːntʃ) /
noun
a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream
Word Origin for anabranch
C19: from
ana (
stomosing)
branch