river traffic

collocation in English

meaningsofriverandtraffic

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river
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrɪv.ər/us
/ˈrɪv.ɚ/
a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or ...
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traffic
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtræf.ɪk/us
/ˈtræf.ɪk/
the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along ...
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(Definition ofriverandtrafficfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Let us consider what thatrivertrafficwill be.
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Then there is the question of therivertraffic.
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I have some little experience ofrivertraffic.
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It will not be shut torivertrafficin order to give priority to my constituents.
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Together with all therivertraffic, it makes an interesting spectacle.
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He has announced further improvements, butrivertrafficis growing rapidly.
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I therefore welcome most heartily the present proposal to build piers forrivertraffic.
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I should like to refer particularly to the question of therivertraffic.
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And also on the ground thatrivertrafficis not at the present moment impeded.
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Such a service is made necessary, too, by the rapidly changing conditions of modernrivertraffic.
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Obviously, some motor traffic will continue to be inconvenienced by the priority given torivertraffic.
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He considers that therivertrafficwould be impeded rather than facilitated.
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Rivertrafficceased in 1943.
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Rivertrafficmay have increased, but the nature and the use of the river has changed greatly.
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A new bridge would cost double and would block therivertrafficfor a much longer period.
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The onlyrivertrafficthat interrupted our passage from east to west was the odd pleasure steamer with tourists aboard.
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Both those areas, which are free ofrivertrafficcould take a floating exhibition hall and a floating swimming pool.
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Canals completed by 1870 increased therivertraffic.
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The bridge had become a danger torivertraffic.
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It was narrow and decrepit, and blockedrivertraffic.
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Withrivertrafficincreasing, damage from barge collisions increased.
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