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river mouth

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The area where a river flows into a larger body of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: ústí — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • French: embouchure — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Latvian: ieteka — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Latvian: upes ieteka — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Malayalam: നദീമുഖം (nadīmukhaṁ) — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Maltese: fomm ix-xmara — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Māori: pūao — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Russian: у́стье (ústʹje) — The place where a river flows into the sea
  • Ternate: bolote — The place where a river flows into the sea