watersmeetn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəzmiːt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərzˌmit/,

/ˈwɑdərzˌmit/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., meet n.²

Etymology: < the genitive plural of water n. + meet n.²

A place where two rivers or streams meet. Now rare.Attested earliest as a place name.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > place where rivers meet

confluencea1552

confluent1600

confluity1623

conflux1712

watersmeet1828

sangam1857

1828 T. H. Williams Devonshire II. 17 Below is a part of the river, the general boundary of excursions from Lynmouth, called Waters Meet, a small stream joining the East Lyn, on its left bank... Waters-Meet is accessible by ponies, from Contisbury.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. x. 827/1 The Alcazar in which Gil Blas was confined..rises like the prow of Segovia over the watersmeet below.

1864 R. D. Blackmore Clara Vaughan I. ii. xvi. 299 Before me rose..the haze that hovers above the watersmeet.

1914 Alpine Jrnl. May 161 At Shimashima, a village perched above a waters-meet in the gate of the hills, we found a rustic inn.

1979 D. W. Jones Spellcoats v. 56 ‘Now what is a watersmeet?’ I said to myself. ‘It is where one river joins another.’

1995 J. Lawrence & C. Warne Balmain to Glebe 60/1 The water is referred to as the ‘Watersmeet’ as this is the meeting of Port Jackson and the Parramatta River.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watersmeet
释义	watersmeetn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəzmiːt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərzˌmit/, /ˈwɑdərzˌmit/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., meet n.² Etymology: < the genitive plural of water n. + meet n.² A place where two rivers or streams meet. Now rare.Attested earliest as a place name. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > place where rivers meet confluencea1552 confluent1600 confluity1623 conflux1712 watersmeet1828 sangam1857 1828 T. H. Williams Devonshire II. 17 Below is a part of the river, the general boundary of excursions from Lynmouth, called Waters Meet, a small stream joining the East Lyn, on its left bank... Waters-Meet is accessible by ponies, from Contisbury. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. x. 827/1 The Alcazar in which Gil Blas was confined..rises like the prow of Segovia over the watersmeet below. 1864 R. D. Blackmore Clara Vaughan I. ii. xvi. 299 Before me rose..the haze that hovers above the watersmeet. 1914 Alpine Jrnl. May 161 At Shimashima, a village perched above a waters-meet in the gate of the hills, we found a rustic inn. 1979 D. W. Jones Spellcoats v. 56 ‘Now what is a watersmeet?’ I said to myself. ‘It is where one river joins another.’ 1995 J. Lawrence & C. Warne Balmain to Glebe 60/1 The water is referred to as the ‘Watersmeet’ as this is the meeting of Port Jackson and the Parramatta River. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828
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