to ascend a river

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• ascend — [ə send′] vi. [ME ascenden < OFr ascendre < L ascendere < ad , to + scandere, to climb] 1. to go up; move upward; rise 2. to proceed from a lower to a higher level or degree, as in rank, pitch, etc. 3. to slope or lead upward 4. to go… …   English World dictionary

• River Afan — Geobox|River name = River Afan native name = Afon Afan other name = category = etymology = nickname = image caption = country = Wales | country state = region type = Counties | region = district = municipality = parent = tributary left =… …   Wikipedia

• ascend — 1 *rise, arise, mount, soar, tower, rocket, levitate, surge Analogous words: elevate, raise, rear, *lift: *advance, progress Antonyms: descend 2 Ascend, mount, climb, scale mean to move upward to or toward a summit. Ascend is the most colorless… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Ascend — As*cend , v. t. To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fraser River — River, south central British Columbia, Can. Rising in the Rocky Mountains near Yellowhead Pass, it flows northwest and south nearly to the U.S. border. It then turns west through the Coast Mountains in a spectacular canyon to empty into the… …   Universalium

• ascend — v. 1 intr. move upwards; rise. 2 intr. a slope upwards. b lie along an ascending slope. 3 tr. climb; go up. 4 intr. rise in rank or status. 5 tr. mount upon. 6 intr. (of sound) rise in pitch. 7 tr. go along (a river) to its source. 8 intr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… …   Universalium

• Skeena River — Infobox River river name = Skeena River caption = Skeena River Watershed origin = Spatsizi Plateau (coord|57|09|06|N|128|41|29|W|scale:60000) mouth = Hecate Strait (Pacific Ocean) (coord|54|07|57|N|130|05|57|W|scale:60000) basin countries = CAN… …   Wikipedia

• Cordillera Wind River — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cordillera Wind River (Wind River Range) Vista de la cordillera del río Wind País(es) …   Wikipedia Español

• Demerara River — River, eastern Guyana. Rising in the forests of central Guyana, it flows north for 215 mi (346 km) to the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown. Oceangoing steamers ascend 65 mi (105 km) to Linden to take on bauxite; smaller ships reach Malali, 25 mi (40… …   Universalium

• Guayas River — River, western Ecuador. Its two principal tributaries, the Daule and Babahoyo rivers, rise on the western slopes of the Andes Mountains and unite just above the city of Guayaquil. Below the city it flows through a low lying delta and enters the… …   Universalium