watershednoun
uk/ˈwɔː.tə.ʃed/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ.ʃed/watershed noun (BIG CHANGE)
[ S ] an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something:
The year 1969 was a watershed in her life - she changed her career and remarried.
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Turning points & deciding moments
- be at a crossroads idiom
- breakthrough
- brink
- climax
- coming of age
- crunch
- defining moment
- edge
- if/when it comes to the crunch idiom
- landmark
- make-or-break
- milestone
- red-letter day
- road
- road to Damascus idiom
- the moment of truth idiom
- turning point
- U-turn
- volte-face
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watershed noun (HIGH GROUND)
[ C ] specialized geography an area of high ground from which water flows down to a river
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Watercourses & waterfalls
- arroyo
- barrage
- bayou
- beck
- billabong
- brook
- burn
- creek
- downriver
- Euphrates
- ghat
- gully
- headwater
- Mississippi
- rapids
- rivulet
- sluice
- spate
- upriver
- watercourse
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Geography: hills & mountains
watershed noun (TELEVISION)
the watershed [ S ] UK
in Britain, the time in the evening, usually 9 p.m., when television programmes that are not suitable for children may start to be shown
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Broadcasting: television
- aerial
- aspect
- autotune
- best boy
- boob tube
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- goggle-box
- HD
- HDTV
- high def
- high def
- receiver
- reception
- reveal
- smart TV
- square-eyed
- telegenic
- Teletext
- television
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Days & times of day