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watercourse

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wa⋅ter⋅course

  [waw-ter-kawrs, -kohrs, wot-er-]
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–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.
Origin:
1500–10; water + course
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wa·ter·course   (wô'tər-kôrs', -kōrs', wŏt'ər-)   
n.  

  1. A natural or artificial channel through which water flows.

  2. A stream or river.

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