What is a tract of land shaped like the letter delta (as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi called?
delta — A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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