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1. (n.) watershed
the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.
2. watershed
the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas.
3. watershed
an important point of division or transition.
Etymology: (1795–1805)
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| Definition of 'watershed' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) watershed, water parting, divide
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
2. (noun) river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
"flood control in the Missouri basin"
3. (noun) landmark, turning point, watershed
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
"the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"
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| Definition of 'watershed' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) watershed
the whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake
2. (noun) watershed
the line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin
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Sense: an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins.
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 Afrikaans: waterskeiding |
 Arabic: خَط تَقسيم المِياه |
 Bulgarian: вододел |
 Brazilian: divisor deáguas |
 Czech: vodní předěl |
 German: die Wasserscheide |
 Danish: vandskel |
 Greek: υδροκρίτης |
 Spanish: divisoria de las aguas, c |
 Estonian: veelahe |
 Farsi: آبخيز |
 Finnish: vedenjakaja |
 French: ligne de partage des eaux |
 Hebrew: קַו פָּרָשַת הַמַים |
 Hindi: जलसंभर |
 Croatian: razvođe |
 Hungarian: vízválasztó |
 Indonesian: mata air |
 Icelandic: vatnaskil |
 Italian: spartiacque |
 Japanese: 分水界 |
 Korean: (강의) 유역, 분수계 |
 Lithuanian: vandenskyra |
 Latvian: ūdensšķirtne |
 Malay: garis batas air, lembanga |
 Dutch: waterscheiding |
 Norwegian: vannskille |
 Polish: dział wód |
 Persian: آبخيز |
 Pashto: اوبه يلوونكى لوړى |
 Portuguese: bacia hidrográfica |
 Romanian: cumpăna apelor |
 Russian: водораздел |
 Slovak: rozvodie, vodný predel |
 Slovenian: razvodje |
 Serbian: razvođe |
 Swedish: vattendelare, avrinningso |
 Thai: ลุ่มแม่น้ำ; เส้นปันน้ำ |
 Turkish: su bölümü çizgisi |
 Taiwanese: 分水嶺 |
 Ukrainian: вододіл |
 Urdu: پانی کا منبع |
 Vietnamese: đường phân nước |
 Chinese: 分水岭 |
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