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Meaning of 'delta' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Delta [ n.]
- A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.

Meaning of 'delta' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . delta [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
Example in sentence:
  • the Mississippi River delta;
  • the Nile delta

Nearby Words:

del del credere delaceration delacrymation delactation delaine delamination delapsation delapse delapsed

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