empty into
phrasal 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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The river empties into Lake Michigan.
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Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The creek empties into the Cumberland River.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
The notice states the system allows polluted wastewater from the Ridgewater Estates subdivision to flow into homeowners yards and a nearby unnamed stream that empties into Old Hickory Lake, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act, according the news release.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
The Housatonic, which flows south from western Massachusetts through Connecticut and empties into Long Island Sound at Stratford, is known for its dangerous currents.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The creek empties into the Cumberland River.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Aug. 2025
The notice states the system allows polluted wastewater from the Ridgewater Estates subdivision to flow into homeowners yards and a nearby unnamed stream that empties into Old Hickory Lake, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act, according the news release.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
The Housatonic, which flows south from western Massachusetts through Connecticut and empties into Long Island Sound at Stratford, is known for its dangerous currents.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Empty into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20into. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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