Phrase guide

lower reaches

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The lowest or most southerly extremes of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ayaq — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下游 (xiàyóu) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下流 (xiàliú) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Finnish: alajuoksu — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • German: Unterlauf — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Hungarian: alsó szakasz/folyás — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Hungarian: alsó szint — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Japanese: 下流 (karyū) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Japanese: 川下 (kawashimo) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Korean: 하류 (haryu) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Korean: 물아래 (murarae) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Romanian: aval — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Russian: низо́вье (nizóvʹje) — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Vietnamese: hạ lưu — the part of a river that is near where it ends
  • Vietnamese: hạ nguồn — the part of a river that is near where it ends