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watercourse
/ ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs /
noun
- a stream, river, or canal
- the channel, bed, or route along which this flows
Word History and Origins
Origin of watercourse1
Example Sentences
Hammer’s drone probe of Lagash “confirms the idea of settled islands interconnected by watercourses,” says University of Chicago archaeologist Augusta McMahon, one of three co–field directors of ongoing excavations at the site.
Captain Trevithick has an interest in the mine of Coralillo; the great watercourse is also his.
Passing the flanking line of mesas, Bill pushed his way up a watercourse between two foothills.
In vain was all this overthrow and waste by the roadside, in vain their loss in river, pool, and watercourse.
It was a sort of dry watercourse, although if the rain kept on at this rate it would soon be a devilish wet one.
Below, on the bank of a small watercourse, was a large bit of enclosed and cultivated land, and beside this a fruit orchard.
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