| Subject | English | Russian |
| geogr. | capture of river | перехват реки |
| geol. | river capture | захват реки другой рекой |
| Gruzovik, hydrol. | river capture | захват реки (river capture is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a river drainage system or watershed is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down the bed of a neighbouring river) |
| geophys. | river capture | перехват реки другой рекой |
| construct. | river capture | перехват реки |
| geol. | river capture | скрадывание реки |
| gen. | river capture | захват реки |