river (EN)

noun

noun “river”

1. a big natural waterway that starts from higher places like mountains and flows down to lower areas
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   The river flowed gently through the valley, eventually emptying into the vast ocean.
2. a lot of any liquid moving in one way
   After the accident, a river of oil spread across the road.
3. (in typography) an unappealing vertical alignment of white spaces on a page due to coinciding word spaces on consecutive lines
   The designer adjusted the text layout to eliminate the river of white space that disrupted the page's readability.
4. (in poker) the final card that is given out to the players
   She was losing until the river gave her a winning hand.