1. a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles); [syn: Amazon, Amazon River]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Amazon River
n 1: a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows
eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest
river (4000 miles) [syn: Amazon, Amazon River]