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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Water parting \Water parting\ (Phys. Geog.)
A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to
different streams; a line separating the drainage districts
of two streams or coasts; a divide; a watershed.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Watershed \Wa"ter*shed`\, n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water
+ scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to
separate.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to
the supply of a river or lake.
[1913 Webster]
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; -- called also
divide and water parting.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. a point in time marking an important transition between
two situations, or phases of an activity; a turning point.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Divide \Di*vide"\, n.
A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two
streams; also called watershed and water parting. A
divide on either side of which the waters drain into two
different oceans is called a continental divide.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Water parting \Water parting\ (Phys. Geog.)
A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to
different streams; a line separating the drainage districts
of two streams or coasts; a divide.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
water parting
n : a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
[syn: watershed, divide]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
water parting
n.
A summit from whose opposite sides rainwater flows into different
streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or
coasts; a divide; a watershed.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
water parting
n.
A summit from whose opposite sides rainwater flows into different
streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or
coasts; a divide; a watershed.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
water parting
n.
A summit from whose opposite sides rainwater flows into different
streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or
coasts; a divide; a watershed.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
water parting
n.
A summit from whose opposite sides rainwater flows into different
streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or
coasts; a divide; a watershed.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
water parting /wˈɔːtə pˈɑːtɪŋ/
Wasserscheide [geogr.]
Synonyms: watershed divide, watershed, water divide, drainage divide, catchment divide
see: watershed divides, watersheds, water divides, drainage divides, catchment divides, water partings, continental divide, phreatic divide
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