winding river

collocation in English

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winding
adjective
uk
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/
A winding path, road, river, etc. repeatedly turns in ...
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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 ofwindingandriverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some informed historians may experience reading the book as picking up gems along awindingriver.
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The name means thewindingriver.
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It has been said to mean meeting place,windingriver, or river of the great bend.
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Narrow steamboats were used to navigate the constrictive andwindingriver.
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The name has also been reported as meaning clean water,windingriver, quoll and cheeky fellow.
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Waterfalls, rolling hills, caves,windingriverscenery attract many park visitors.
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Aircraft have to fly through the narrow andwindingrivervalley to approach the airport.
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The entire centre is built on one level, with one main passageway in the form of awindingriver.
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At the base of thiswindingriver, the site is secluded within dense vegetation and high forest.
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The landscape is characterized bywindingrivervalleys flanked by columnar or dome-shaped cliffs as well as cave systems.
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It is a small,windingriver, tidal over its lower reaches, which large boats could not navigate.
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Up that longwindingriverof some 500 miles our troops have gained a great success, and that is largely due to the excellent transport facilities up that river.
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The only notable exception is an extensivewindingriverrock-lined pathway, approximately 400 feet long, that gently climbs down into the canyon.
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