"deltas" in the noun sense
1. delta
a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
"the Mississippi River delta"
"the Nile delta"
2. delta
an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
3. delta
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
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