underground stream

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandstream

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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stream
noun[C]
uk
/striːm/us
/striːm/
water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandstreamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The original statute, however, applied, and must have applied, to anundergroundstream.
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It is partially covered by anundergroundstream.
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Yet there was always anundergroundstreamof the truth.
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There was no doubt that anundergroundstream— that is, water flowing underground—obviously discharged itself somewhere.
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Clay was struck when a cutting was under construction followed by anundergroundstream.
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Anundergroundstreamdisappears and reappears nine times or more at the site.
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The dungeon, had anundergroundstream, making it the ideal cold storage cellar or ice house.
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It soon suffered from subsidence, possibly caused by anundergroundstream.
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It started to tilt four years after its construction finished due to anundergroundstream.
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The highly salty water emerges at a spring, a natural outlet of theundergroundstream.
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They will drop the barrels into theundergroundstreamthat runs under the chateau.
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During restoration anundergroundstreamhad to be piped and diverted away from the house.
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The singer then stood near theundergroundstreamsinging while the water drips on her.
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Underneath the sanctuary ran anundergroundstreamwhich would regularly overflow, leading to flooding problems.
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It is recognized for its clearundergroundstream, popular with tourists.
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It is thought that its creation unearthed anundergroundstreamnot on the 1906 survey map.
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The old castle dungeon had anundergroundstream, making it the ideal cold storage cellar or ice house.
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During the first week of excavation, anundergroundstreamwas discovered, rendering the ground too unstable for a foundation.
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The main bulk of the fort took about 12 years to complete and was built above anundergroundstream.
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The stalls were in the south wall and the effluent dropped into anundergroundstreamwhich runs in a vaulted passage underneath the building.
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Theundergroundstreamflows through the cave and a 10-meter-high waterfall is formed near the entry of the cave.
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The house is rumored to be cursed, with the evil spirits inside contained only by anundergroundstreamthat surrounds the building.
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The creek was filled in by the mid-nineteenth century, although it persisted as anundergroundstreamthrough the twentieth century.
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According to the local residents, it is said that the origin of water is difficult to be traced out since anundergroundstreamsurfaces here.
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Alternately, the badgir can function as a chimney, expelling warm air to pull cool air out of a qanat (anundergroundstream).
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