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watershed
wa·ter·shed W0054400 (wô′tər-shĕd′, wŏt′ər-)n.1. The entire region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water: a list of reptiles found in the watershed. Also called basin, drainage basin.2. A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems. Also called divide, water parting.3. A critical point that marks a division or a change of course; a turning point: "a watershed in modern American history, a time that ... forever changed American social attitudes" (Robert Reinhold).
[Probably translation of German Wasserscheide, water parting, border between watersheds : Wasser, water + Scheide, divide, parting.]watershed (ˈwɔːtəˌʃɛd) n1. (Physical Geography) the dividing line between two adjacent river systems, such as a ridge2. an important period or factor that serves as a dividing linewa•ter•shed (ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər-)
n. 1. the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc. 2. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas. 3. an important point of division or transition. [1795–1805] wa·ter·shed (wô′tər-shĕd′)1. The entire region that is drained by a river system.2. A ridge forming a boundary between two different river systems.watershed1. divide2. Land drained by a river and its tributaries.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  watershed - a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systemswater parting, divideline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extentcontinental divide - the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico) | | 2. |  watershed - the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin"catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, basindetention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstreamretention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstreamgeographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth | | 3. |  watershed - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"turning point, landmarkjuncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"Fall of Man - (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual deathroad to Damascus - a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) |
watershednoun turning point, defining moment, pivotal moment Her election in 1990 was a watershed in Irish politics.watershednounThe region drained by a river system:basin.Translationswater (ˈwoːtə) noun a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen. She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; (also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water. 水 水 verb1. to supply with water. He watered the plants. 澆水 浇水2. (of the mouth) to produce saliva. His mouth watered at the sight of all the food. 流口水 淌口水3. (of the eyes) to fill with tears. The dense smoke made his eyes water. 流淚 流泪ˈwaters noun plural a body of water such as the sea, a river etc. the stormy waters of the bay. 大片水域(如海、湖等) 大片的水域（如海、河、湖等） ˈwatery adjective1. like water; diluted. a watery fluid. 水般的，稀的 似水的，淡的 2. (of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc. 水汪汪的 水汪汪的3. (of a colour) pale. eyes of a watery blue. 淡色的 淡色的ˈwateriness noun 稀，水汪汪 水汪汪，潮湿 water boatman a water insect with oarlike back legs that propel it through the water. (水蟲)水椿象 水虫ˈwaterborne adjective carried or transmitted by water. Typhoid is a waterborne disease. 經水傳播(染)的 由于饮水而传染的（疾病） ˈwater-closet noun (abbreviation WC (dabljuˈsiː) ) a lavatory. 廁所 厕所ˈwater-colour noun a type of paint which is thinned with water instead of with oil. 水彩 水彩ˈwatercress noun a herb which grows in water and is often used in salads. 西洋水芹 水田芥，豆瓣菜 ˈwaterfall noun a natural fall of water from a height such as a rock or a cliff. 瀑布 瀑布ˈwaterfowl noun or noun plural a bird or birds which live on or beside water. 水禽 水禽ˈwaterfront noun that part of a town etc which faces the sea or a lake. He lives on the waterfront. 水邊，濱水區 水边，滨水区 ˈwaterhole noun a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country. The elephant drank from the waterhole. 水坑 水坑ˈwatering-can noun a container used when watering plants. 澆水壺 洒水壶water level the level of the surface of a mass of water. The water level in the reservoir is sinking/rising. 水平面 水平面ˈwaterlily – plural ˈwaterlilies – noun a water plant with broad flat floating leaves. 睡蓮 睡莲ˈwaterlogged adjective (of ground) soaked in water. (地面)淹水的 浸满水的，进了水的 water main a large underground pipe carrying a public water supply. 總水管 总水管ˈwater-melon a type of melon with green skin and red flesh. 西瓜 西瓜ˈwaterproof adjective not allowing water to soak through. waterproof material. 防水的 防水的 noun a coat made of waterproof material. She was wearing a waterproof. 防水外套 防水衣物，雨衣 verb to make (material) waterproof. 使防水 使防水ˈwatershed noun an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins. 分水嶺 分水岭ˈwater-skiing noun the sport of skiing on water, towed by a motor-boat. 滑水 滑水运动ˈwater-ski verb 滑水 滑水ˈwatertight adjective made in such a way that water cannot pass through. 不漏水的 不漏水的water vapour water in the form of a gas, produced by evaporation. 水蒸氣 水蒸气ˈwaterway noun a channel, eg a canal or river, along which ships can sail. 水路 水路ˈwaterwheel noun a wheel moved by water to work machinery etc. 水車 水车ˈwaterworks noun singular or plural a place in which water is purified and stored before distribution to an area. 自來水廠 自来水厂hold water to be convincing. His explanation won't hold water. 有說服力 （论点等）站得住脚 in(to) deep water in(to) trouble or danger. I got into deep water during that argument. 陷入麻煩或危險 陷入困境water down to dilute. This milk has been watered down. 用水稀釋 用水冲淡watershed
watershed, elevation or divide separating the catchment areacatchment area
or drainage basin,
area drained by a stream or other body of water. The limits of a given catchment area are the heights of land—often called drainage divides, or watersheds—separating it from neighboring drainage systems.
..... Click the link for more information. , or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also often used synonymously with drainage basin. The continental divide in the US along the Rocky Mts. forms the watershed division between westward-flowing and eastward-flowing streams; the Mississippi watershed extends from the Rockies to the Appalachians. Often the watershed is a range of mountains, the two sides of which have widely different climatic characteristics, as in the Americas and Australia. The low Valdai Hills are an important watershed of Russia.WatershedArea of land that, as a result of topography, drains to a single point or area.watershed[′wȯd·ər‚shed] (hydrology) The drainage area of a stream. watershed1. A dividing line between drainage areas. 2. A wash, 1. 3. A water table, 1. 4. An area from which a community or region receives its supply of water.watershed the dividing line between two adjacent river systems, such as a ridge watershed
wa·ter·shed (wah'tĕr-shed), 1. The area of marginal blood flow at the extreme periphery of a vascular bed. 2. Slopes in the abdominal cavity, formed by projections of the lumbar vertebrae and the pelvic brim, that determine the direction in which a free effusion gravitates when the body is supine. wa·ter·shed (waw'tĕr-shed) 1. The area of marginal blood flow at the extreme periphery of a vascular bed. 2. Slopes in the abdominal cavity, formed by projections of the lumbar vertebrae and the pelvic brim, which determine the direction in which a free effusion will gravitate when the body is in a supine position. watershed a dividing line, such as a ridge, between two different river systems.wa·ter·shed (waw'tĕr-shed) 1. Area of marginal blood flow at the extreme periphery of a vascular bed. 2. Slopes in the abdominal cavity, formed by projections of the lumbar vertebrae and the pelvic brim. FinancialSeeWaterwatershed
Synonyms for watershednoun turning pointSynonyms- turning point
- defining moment
- pivotal moment
Synonyms for watershednoun the region drained by a river systemSynonymsSynonyms for watershednoun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systemsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributariesSynonyms- catchment area
- catchment basin
- drainage area
- drainage basin
- river basin
- basin
Related Words- detention basin
- retention basin
- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
noun an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments dependSynonymsRelated Words- juncture
- occasion
- Fall of Man
- road to Damascus
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