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watercourse

[ waw-ter-kawrs, -kohrs, wot-er- ]

noun

  1. a stream of water, as a river or brook.
  2. the bed of a stream that flows only seasonally.
  3. a natural channel conveying water.
  4. a channel or canal made for the conveyance of water.


watercourse

/ ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs /

noun

  1. a stream, river, or canal
  2. the channel, bed, or route along which this flows


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Word History and Origins

Origin of watercourse1

First recorded in 1500–10; water + course

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Example Sentences

Captain Trevithick has an interest in the mine of Coralillo; the great watercourse is also his.

Passing the flanking line of mesas, Bill pushed his way up a watercourse between two foothills.

In vain was all this overthrow and waste by the roadside, in vain their loss in river, pool, and watercourse.

It was a sort of dry watercourse, although if the rain kept on at this rate it would soon be a devilish wet one.

Below, on the bank of a small watercourse, was a large bit of enclosed and cultivated land, and beside this a fruit orchard.

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