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Why is it called the "mouth" of a river? Surely it ought to be the "anus"?

Petter 9 Jan 25
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Because when it's first encountered from the body of water it empties into, it looks like a mouth?

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Not if you are sail into it from the sea. Especially not if you are sailing 'up' it from the sea.

But the fluid is flowing out from the mouth. Perhaps it could be renamed the "vomit". 🤣

@Petter In most rivers a lot of the fluid is ####, so perhaps we should go with your first idea.

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