yazoo
noun
- a tributary stream which does not join the main stream directly but runs parallel to it for some distance
Wiktionary
name
Etymology: From the French name Rivière des Yazous, which was named after the Yazoo people.
- A tribe of the Native American Tunica people historically located along the lower course of the Yazoo River.
- A river in Mississippi, United States; in full, the Yazoo River.
noun
Etymology: Named after the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi with this characteristic.
- A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).