Chesapeake Bay tributary Crossword Clue

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Chesapeake Bay tributary Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
2. term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TRIBUTARY (adjective)
1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
2. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
TRIBUTARY (noun)
1. a branch that flows into the main stream
BAY (noun)
1. a small recess opening off a larger room
2. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
BAY (verb)
1. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
2. utter in deep prolonged tones
BAY (adjective)
1. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

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