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Definition of herbert river
herbert river
herbert river Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
Australian A significant river in Far North Queensland, Australia, flowing from the Atherton Tableland through a prominent gorge and discharging into the Coral Sea.
Example
"The heavy monsoon rains caused the Herbert River to flood the surrounding sugar cane fields."
Word Origin & Etymology
Named in 1864 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple after Robert George Wyndham Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland, Australia.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Herbert river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/herbert river