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Tributary
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Fed by tributaries like the Hudson, Mohawk, and Delaware Rivers, the Atlantic Ocean receives freshwater runoff from the eastern United States.
Gevoed door zijrivieren zoals de Hudson, Mohawk en Delaware Rivers, ontvangt de Atlantische Oceaan zoetwaterafvoer van het oosten van de Verenigde Staten.
tributary
01
helping cause something
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His research was tributary to the final scientific breakthrough.
02
paying tribute or owing allegiance to a more powerful state or ruler
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The vassal region sent annual gifts as a tributary province.
03
(of a river or stream) flowing into a larger body of water
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The creek is tributary to a larger watershed downstream.
