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water parting
noun
- a watershed or divide.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water parting1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
From out of it came the sound of water parting under iron bows.
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With little difficulty they transported their canoe across the water parting to the Peace River.
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The crest of the water-parting is crowned by a chain of snow-capped mountains, separated by broad patches of lower ground.
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And that is why the hills which divide or part the waters of streams are called a water-parting or water-shed.
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To the right is the water-parting chain of the Himalayas which we had seen from Tradum.
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