| Pronunciation: | | 'wotur`shed
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| | Definition: | | [n] a line that divides two adjacent river systems |
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| | Synonyms: | | divide, water parting |
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| | See Also: | | continental divide, Great Divide, Great Dividing Range, line |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wa"ter*shed`\, n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water
+ scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to
separate.]
1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to
the supply of a river or lake.
2. 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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - An area so sloped as to drain a river and all its tributaries to a single point or particular area. An area from which a river receives its water supply.
- The total area above a given point on a watercourse that contributes water to its flow; the entire region drained by a waterway or watercourse that drains into a lake or reservoir.
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