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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.

delta = geological area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

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

delta = geographic area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

Our landing site is at the delta of a long-gone river.
Andy Weir -- The Martian

delta = where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

Instead, it destroys the fertile Nile Delta, produces parasitic infestation, and wrecks the Egyptian economy.
Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park

delta = named for the geological feature where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

They'd flown over the southern jungles, above the weed-wild shouting leaves and rice paddies of the deltas.
Frank Herbert -- Dune

deltas = geological areas where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

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

delta = named for the geological feature where a river divides before entering the ocean

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

deltas = geological areas where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

...his vast plantation in the Mekong delta.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity

delta = where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

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 = named for the geological feature where a river divides before entering the ocean

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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.

delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle)

The aircraft uses a delta wing configuration.

delta = shaped like the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (a triangle)

The brain oscillations are named alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and theta.

delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle)

He was simply 'Delta' to me.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity

delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (used as a designation)

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

delta = shaped like an equilateral triangle (or like the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet)

Alpha, Bravo, Cain, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity

delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

" 'Alpha, Bravo, Charlie ... Delta,' " said Bergeron pensively in English.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity

delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

It's called a delta.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky

delta = 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like an equilateral triangle)

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

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