Watercourse synonyms

wô'tər-kôrs', wŏt'ər-

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brook
(Sussex, Kent) A water meadow.
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stream
A current or flow of water or other liquid, esp. one running along the surface of the earth; specif., a small river
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canal
The definition of a canal is a river or man-made channel of water used for transportation.
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chute
A waterfall
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creek
A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river.
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water-channel (related)
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tributary
The definition of a tributary is a steam that flows into a larger body of water.
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waterway
A channel at the edge of a ship's deck to drain away water.
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spillway
A path designed to take away overflow safely.
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aqueduct
The definition of an aqueduct is a man-made tube or channel used for transporting water a long distance.
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river (related)
Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
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channel (related)
(Broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
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trench (related)
The definition of a trench is a long, narrow ditch sometimes dug by troops during wartime to hide from enemies.
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conduit
Any channel, or means, whereby something is passed on
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culvert
The definition of culvert is a tunnel or a drain under a road or a railway that carries a stream or drainage from one side to the other.
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drain
The definition of a drain is a pipe or channel that lets something run off.
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estuary
An arm of the sea that extends inland to meet the mouth of a river.
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flume
An open artificial channel or chute carrying a stream of water, as for furnishing power or conveying logs.
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gullet
Any depression or channel like a gullet, as a water gully
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gully
A road drain.
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gutter
A channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water.
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ravine
A long, deep hollow in the earth's surface, esp. one worn by the action of a stream; large gully or small gorge
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sluice
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate.
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wadi
A valley, ravine, or watercourse that is dry except during the rainy season
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water-course (related)
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surface-water (related)
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water-courses (related)
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sewer (related)
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culverting (related)
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floodplain (related)
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outfall (related)
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floodplains (related)
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ground-water (related)
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inlet
A narrow strip of water between islands
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Find another word for watercourse. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for watercourse, like: brook, stream, canal, chute, creek, , tributary, waterway, spillway, aqueduct and river.
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  • The basement of the mill contains a watercourse which is perfect for modern micro hydropower technology capable of generating green electricity.

  • The former category comprises the maintenance of provincial roads, bridges and watercourse embankments;, secondary education, whenever this is n.ot provided for by private, institutions or by the state (elementary education being maintained by the communes), and the maintenance of foundlings and pauper lunatics.

  • A little south is the mouth of the Darror, a usually dry watercourse with a length of over 200 m., which rises, as the Gebi, in the north-east of the British protectorate.

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