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Webster 1913 Edition
Watershed
Wa′ter-shedˊ
,Noun.
[Cf. G.
wasserscheide
; wasser
water + scheide
a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden
to separate.] 1.
The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
Definition 2024
watershed
watershed
See also: water-shed
English
Noun
watershed (plural watersheds)
- (hydrology) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
- (US) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
- A critical point marking a change in course or development.
- (Canada, Britain) The time after which material of more adult nature (violence, swear words, sex) may be broadcast on television or radio, either one laid down or one contrived (e.g. when children are not watching)
Synonyms
- (boundary between two adjacent catchment basins): water parting, drainage divide, water divide, divide
- (drainage basin): catchment basin, catchment, catchment area, drainage area, river basin, water basin
- (time after which adult material may be broadcast): safe harbor (US)
- (critical point marking a change in course or development): turning point
Derived terms
Terms derived from watershed
Translations
boundary between adjacent catchment basins
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drainage basin — see drainage basin
critical point marking a change in course or development
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time after which adult material may be broadcast
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