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salajõgi

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ID 736505 Last modified 09.08.2016
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Domain hydrography & oceanography
maa-alune jõgi
subterranean stream
subterranean river
underground stream
  • karstipiirkonnas maa all voolav jõgi või oja
  • maa all koopais, tunneleis, avarais lõhedes jm tühemeis voolav jõgi või oja
  • karstunud pinnases voolav maa-alune jõgi
  • body of flowing water that passes through a very large interstice, such as a cave or cavern, or a group of large communicating interstices
  • a body of subsurface water flowing through a cave or a group of communicating caves, as in a karstic region
Good to know
  • Maa-aluseid jõgesid on peamiselt karstialal.
maa-alune jõgi
salajõgi
subterranean stream
Good to know
  • The word stream (derived ultimately from the Indo-European root srou-) emphasizes the fact of flow; as a noun, it is synonymous with river and is often preferred in technical writing.
subterranean river
underground stream

Word forms

Inflection Type 21

salajõgi salajõed
salajõe salajõgede
salajõge salajõgesid

Etymology

kirjakeele sõna
  • salajõgi

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