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1 —as in:
river delta
Definition
a typically triangular area with sand or soil where a river divides before entering a larger body of water- The delta has rich soil, but is subject to flooding.
delta = geological area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- We explored the Mississippi River delta.
- Now, for example, I would be reassuring the Pharaoh that the flood was a gift from the gods, that once it receded, the rich black earth of the delta would bring forth abundant grain.Katherine Paterson -- Jacob Have I Loved
- Our landing site is at the delta of a long-gone river.Andy Weir -- The Martian
- Instead, it destroys the fertile Nile Delta, produces parasitic infestation, and wrecks the Egyptian economy.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- They'd flown over the southern jungles, above the weed-wild shouting leaves and rice paddies of the deltas.Frank Herbert -- Dune
- And so, in the spring of 1931, Papa set out looking for work, going as far north as Memphis and as far south as the Delta country.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- EXCEPT PERHAPS in the sandy deltas that usher them into the Adriatic, the Isonzo and its spurs are seldom warm, especially in the north, where the water still carries a feeling for its origins in mountain snows, but September holds the heat of summer as surely as March preserves the ice on lakes.Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War
- ...his vast plantation in the Mekong delta.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
- It's gonna be real hard 'cause ever since she was a wee bitty girl down in the Delta she wanted to be a teacher.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
delta = geological area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta = geographic area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta = where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta = named for the geological feature where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
deltas = geological areas where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta = named for the geological feature where a river divides before entering the ocean
deltas = geological areas where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta = where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta = named for the geological feature where a river divides before entering the ocean
2 —as in:
delta wing aircraft
Definition
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet; or an object shaped like its capital form (like an equilateral triangle)- The Delta Delta Delta sorority was founded in 1888 at Boston University.
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The delta symbol is often used in equations to indicate change.
- The aircraft uses a delta wing configuration.
- The brain oscillations are named alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and theta.
- He was simply 'Delta' to me.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
- The jet loomed ... a white bullet-like machine with short delta wings sweeping back from the fuselage, giving it the appearance of an angry flying insect.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Alpha, Bravo, Cain, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
- " 'Alpha, Bravo, Charlie ... Delta,' " said Bergeron pensively in English.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
- It's called a delta.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- Truly we are a nation of aspiring engineers: shortly after, there was a boy named Omprakash who was calling himself Omega, and another who was passing himself off as Upsilon, and for a while there was a Gamma, a Lambda and a Delta.Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle)
delta = shaped like the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (a triangle)
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle)
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (used as a designation)
delta = shaped like an equilateral triangle (or like the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet)
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like an equilateral triangle)
delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
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