underground river

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandriver

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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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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(Definition ofundergroundandriverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Effectively, what he did was to dig a channel, or anundergroundriverwhich flowed under and then beyond older notions of state sovereignty.
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There was literally anundergroundriverflowing right through his land.
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His route apparently followed anundergroundriver.
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Anundergroundriverflows beneath the pass.
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They fall into anundergroundriver.
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The water flowing here arrives by anundergroundriver.
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The waterfall is the mouth of anundergroundriver.
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The lower layer is anundergroundriverchannel.
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Anundergroundriverflows nearby, although its waters are treacherous.
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Inside is a large, fast-flowingundergroundriver.
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This cave is 7729 m long, contains 14 grottos, with a 13,969 m-longundergroundriver.
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The main waterfall is formed by anundergroundrivercoming through the rocks.
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There is an underground natural and/or man madeundergroundriverin this area.
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The caves, produced by the activity of anundergroundriver, contain stalactites and stalagmites.
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The cavern system was originally an aquifer, holding anundergroundriverof melted glacier water.
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The trams drive along the path left behind by an ancientundergroundriver.
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The path is accessible only in times of drought because it lies along anundergroundriver.
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Rggejvrrerjgge is a limestone cave that has been eroded by thisundergroundriver.
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They discovered that the sinkhole was the result of the stoppage of the flow of anundergroundriver.
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The caverns were formed millions of years ago by anundergroundriverthat cut through the limestone rock.
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It is 7,729 metres long and contains 14 grottoes, as well as a 13,969 metreundergroundriver.
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Its features include anundergroundriverand a waterfall as well as some large stalactites and stalagmites.
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The local jungle men were afraid of the cave for the whistling sound it makes from theundergroundriver.
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Venturing deeper they discover a fast-movingundergroundriver, which unexpectedly swells and draws them into it.
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It is speculated that the lake may have drained into anundergroundriveror cave system due to subsidence.
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