the Ganges
noun
uk/ˈɡæn.dʒiːz/us/ˈɡæn.dʒiːz/amajorriverinIndiaand Bangladesh, and one of thelongestriversin theworld:
Thispurewaterismingledwith thesacredwatersof the Ganges.
Thesewagefromtownsandcitiesalong the Ganges is used forirrigationbysmallfarmers.
- Theredsandin Mahabharata wasactuallybroughtfrom thebanksof the Ganges.
- Theseexpenditurescoveralargenumberofwaterpollutionabatementprojectscontributingtocleaningup the Ganges.
- But agreatfireduring theoccasioncausedthem tothrowthestatueinto the Ganges.
Watercourses & waterfalls
- amazon
- arroyo
- beck
- bourne
- brook
- burn
- cascade
- cataract
- Euphrates
- fluvial
- fordable
- gulch
- gully
- rapids
- rill
- riverbed
- riverine
- runnel
- the Thames
- waterway