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stream capture
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
stream piracy
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stream piracy — noun : capture 3 … Useful english dictionary
Stream capture — Stream capture, river capture, or stream piracy is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river drainage system or watershed is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down the bed of a neighbouring stream. This can happen… … Wikipedia
piracy — /puy reuh see/, n., pl. piracies. 1. practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea. 2. the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, trademarked product, etc.: The record … Universalium
piracy — the action of a pirate stream … Dictionary of ichthyology
stream capture — Geol. piracy (def. 3). * * * … Universalium
stream capture — noun : capture 3 * * * Geol. piracy (def. 3) … Useful english dictionary
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
valley — valleylike, adj. /val ee/, n., pl. valleys. 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, esp. one following the course of a stream. 2. an extensive, more or less flat, and relatively low region drained by a great river system … Universalium
Cedar Creek (Indiana) — Called Mes kwah wa se pe or old redwood creek by Native Americans, Cedar Creek is the largest tributary of the St. Joseph River, draining 174,780 acres (707 km²) in northeastern Indiana. It rises in northwestern DeKalb County and joins the St.… … Wikipedia
wind gap — A former water gap now abandoned by the stream that formed it, suggesting stream piracy or stream diversion. HP … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
