- A natural or artificial channel through which water flows.
- A stream or river.
Dictionary:
wa·ter·course (wô'tər-kôrs', -kōrs', wŏt'ər-) ![]() |
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
natural or artificial channel through which water flows
Meaning #2:
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
Synonym: stream
Meaning #3:
a conduit through which water flows
Synonym: waterway
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A watercourse is any flowing body of water. These include rivers, streams, brooks, anabranches, and so forth.
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| Translations: Watercourse |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - vandløb, flod, lemmergat
Nederlands (Dutch)
waterloop, wetering, rivier, kanaal
Français (French)
n. - cours d'eau
Deutsch (German)
n. - Wasserlauf, Flußbett
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ροή ύδατος, νεροσυρμή, κοίτη, χείμαρρος, δίαυλος, πλωτό κανάλι
Italiano (Italian)
corso d'acqua
Português (Portuguese)
n. - rio (m)
Русский (Russian)
поток, ручей, канал, русло, водоток
Español (Spanish)
n. - corriente de agua, lecho, cauce, canal
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vattendrag
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
水道, 河道
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 水道, 河道
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물의 흐름, 강, 운하
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 水流, 川, 水路, 運河
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قناة, مجرى مائي, نهر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - נחל, תעלה, אפיק-מים
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