flowing water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofflowingandwater
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flowing
adjective
uk/ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ/us/ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/
moving in one direction, especially continuously ...
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition offlowingandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofflowing water
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But the area around it was dry and had noflowingwatersupply.
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In all cases, there exists an apparent dichotomy in the efficacy offlowingwater, being both an agent of destruction and of renewal.
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A miracidium trap for use inflowingwater.
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The backwaters of such streams are occupied by a large number of tadpole species and, under these circumstances, specific adaptations to life inflowingwatermay be unnecessary.
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Dissolution rate of gypsum inflowingwater.
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But is this really possible when there isflowingwater?
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I presume that a stream isflowingwater.
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I believe that cities which do not have rivers will create artificial watercourses in the centre to provide an attraction simply becauseflowingwateris attractive to look at.
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Whether they go to catch fish, to get away from home, or to drink beer alongside theflowingwater, the fact is that millions of people like angling.
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All the water in the municipality isflowingwater.
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The blood of the animals is then sprayed over the small huts and theflowingwater.
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Of the unproductive areas, 0.9% is unproductiveflowingwater(rivers), 35.6% is too rocky for vegetation, and 8.8% is other unproductive land.
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The species is found in slow-stagnant or leisurelyflowingwaterbodies and tolerates both disturbances and pollution but is absent from intact forest areas.
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The poem itself uses four key images comprehensively, namely the darkness,flowingwater, passage of time, and a woman.
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Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductiveflowingwater(rivers) and 0.03% is other unproductive land.
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Of the unproductive areas, the entire area is unproductiveflowingwater(rivers).
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Flowingwaterwill not be a breeding spot, and water that contains minnows is not usually a problem, because the fish eat the mosquito larvae.
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