industrial watercourse
- noun
- Specialized
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canal industrial
- The factory relies on the industrial watercourse for transporting raw materials to its main facility.
Examples
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Several companies share rights to use the industrial watercourse that flows through the industrial park.
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Maintenance of the industrial watercourse is essential to ensure continuous operation of nearby manufacturing plants.
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The industrial watercourse was built in the 1980s.
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Many factories rely on the industrial watercourse for their operations.
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Maintenance of the industrial watercourse is essential to ensure continuous operation of nearby manufacturing plants.
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The factory relies on the industrial watercourse for transporting raw materials to its main facility.
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Several companies share rights to use the industrial watercourse that flows through the industrial park.
Synonyms
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2.0
A man-made water channel for boats and for watering fields
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2.3
A river, canal, or channel that boats use to travel
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4.8
A channel, natural or man-made, where water flows like a river
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7.5
A channel that directs water to turn a mill wheel
How Engineered
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a canal or waterway used for industrial purposes' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'industrial' (relating to industry) with 'watercourse' (a channel for water). This compound follows standard English noun-modifier composition and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Industrial watercourse may come from the 1800s, when factories built canals to bring in raw materials and carry away goods. The part industrial shows it was for factories and the part watercourse means a channel or river, so the phrase now means 'a canal used by industry'.