- river mouth bar
- устьевой бар
English-Russian marine dictionary . 2014.
English-Russian marine dictionary . 2014.
Mouth bar — A mouth bar is a bar in a river that is typically created in the middle of a channel in a river delta.[1] It is created by a positive feedback between mid channel deposition and flow divergence. As the flow diverges near the ocean, sediment… … Wikipedia
River delta — Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. The Nile is an example of a wave dominated delta that has the classic Greek delta (Δ) shape after which river deltas were named. A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that… … Wikipedia
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Bar River — Infobox River | river name = Bar caption = origin = mouth = Meuse coord|49|41|49|N|4|50|27|E|name=Meuse Bar|display=inline,title basin countries = France length = 62 km elevation = discharge = watershed = The Bar is a river in the Ardennes… … Wikipedia
bar — {{11}}bar (n.1) late 12c., stake or rod of iron used to fasten a door or gate, from O.Fr. barre (12c.) beam, bar, gate, barrier, from V.L. *barra bar, barrier, which some suggest is from Gaulish *barros the bushy end [Gamillscheg], but OED… … Etymology dictionary
bar — 1. noun 1) an iron bar Syn: rod, pole, stick, batten, shaft, rail, paling, spar, strut, crosspiece, beam 2) a bar of chocolate Syn: block, slab … Thesaurus of popular words
Braid bar — Braid Bars, or mid channel bars, are landforms in a river that begin to form when the discharge is low and the river is forced to take the route of less resistance by means of flowing in locations of lowest elevation. Over time, the river begins… … Wikipedia
Avulsion (river) — In sedimentary geology and fluvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel and the formation of a new river channel. Avulsions occur as a result of channel slopes that are much lower than the slope that the river could … Wikipedia
Mojave River — Coordinates: 36°06′20″N 116°03′53″W / 36.10556°N 116.06472°W / 36.10556; 116.06472 … Wikipedia
Bar — may refer to:* A rod/stick, pole, or handrail made of structural steel ** Grab bar ** Rebar * an ingot or gold bar * Bar (diacritic), a line through a letter used as a diacritic * Bar (establishment), a retail establishment which serves alcoholic … Wikipedia
Bar — (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir. barra bar. [root]91.] 1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English