watercourse
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərˌkɔrs/
:
curso de agua
- The old canal served as an important watercourse for irrigation in the agricultural region.
- upper watercourse
- international watercourse
- lower watercourse
Examples
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Syrian foreign policymakers consider the river an international watercourse and demand equal division of water.
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The river is a vital watercourse that supplies water to the surrounding communities.
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To date, Egypt has managed to prevent international funding for upper watercourse development projects.
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Also, it is virtually impossible to cut river flow running into lower watercourse states.
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There are several conditions that facilitate an agreement outcome among the watercourse states.
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Also, the willingness to settle water issues varies for each watercourse state depending on different factors.
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So for about two hours we searched the entire watercourse and that's all we found.
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To date, Egypt, a lower watercourse state, has managed to secure an uninterrupted flow of the Nile.
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The Euphrates-Tigris watercourse, on the other hand, has Turkey as the apparent hegemonic state.
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The thrill of canoeing can't be matched, and the scenery along this beautiful watercourse is unrivaled.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
A large natural flow of water that goes to the sea or a lake
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1.0
A small, narrow flow of water on the ground
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1.4
A small natural stream of water that often flows into a river
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2.0
A man-made water channel for boats and for watering fields
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3.8
A deep narrow waterway that ships can use
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2.3
A river, canal, or channel that boats use to travel
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8.2
A channel built to carry water to or from a mill
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4.9
The ground where a river flows now or used to flow
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7.5
A channel that directs water to turn a mill wheel
The natural channel that a river follows through the land
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Etymology
Watercourse is a simple compound of water and course, where course means a 'path' or 'way'. So a watercourse is literally the 'path' that water follows, whether a river, stream, or a human-made canal.