empty into
verb
emptied into; emptying into; empties into
of a river, stream, etc.
: to flow into (something)
The river empties into the Indian Ocean.
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Scott Boyd walks through deep mud where the Stillaguamish River empties into Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
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John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and just north of Delaware Bay, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean, 19th-century Philadelphia served as a major port where many free Black and white people worked in the maritime industry.
—Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
The Mekong starts in China and flows through five Southeast Asian nations before emptying into the sea.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The 120-mile (195 km)-long river starts in the Mexican city of Tijuana, crosses into California and empties into the ocean.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Located in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and just north of Delaware Bay, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean, 19th-century Philadelphia served as a major port where many free Black and white people worked in the maritime industry.
—Jeremy Mennis, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
The Mekong starts in China and flows through five Southeast Asian nations before emptying into the sea.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The 120-mile (195 km)-long river starts in the Mexican city of Tijuana, crosses into California and empties into the ocean.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Empty into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20into. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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