confluence
noun[C]
geographyspecializeduk/ˈkɒn.fluː.əns/us/ˈkɑːn.fluː.əns/theplacewhere tworiversflowtogether andbecomeonelargerriver
(河流)汇合处,汇流点,交汇处asituationin which two thingsjoinor come together:
汇集,集合Thechangehas beenbroughton by a confluenceoffactors.这种变化是由多种原因共同促成的。
A confluenceofeventsispushingnuclearpolicyinto thenationalspotlight.一系列事件促使核政策成为公众关注的焦点。
Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- backwater
- basin
- delta
- drainage basin
- estuarine
- firth
- head
- interbasin
- interchannel
- lock
- lock-keeper
- meander
- mooring
- narrows
- reach
- spring
- tributary
- water table
- weir
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Acting, being or existing together