watercourse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English water course; equivalent to water + course.
Meanings
- Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| watercourses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
body of water · water body · landform · body of water · body of water
Hyponyms
beck · streamlet · creek · runnel · kill · arroyo · rindle · headstream · bourne · rivulet · brooklet · seaway · waterway · dry wash · billabong · river · canal · coulee · wash · freshet · brook · burn · crick · draw · spruit · rill · nahal · stream · wadi · tributary
Relateds
Lord willing and the creek don't rise · up shit's creek without a paddle
Synonyms
Translations (46)
cmn 水道 (channel through which water flows) · de Flußlauf (channel through which water flows) · ml ചാൽ (channel through which water flows) · da løb (channel through which water flows) · ru ру́сло (channel through which water flows) · it corso d'acqua (channel through which water flows) · de Wasserlauf (channel through which water flows) · ka წყალსადენი არხი (channel through which water flows) · pt curso d'água (channel through which water flows) · de Lauf (channel through which water flows) · tr mecra (channel through which water flows) · pt curso de água (channel through which water flows) · mk те́чење (channel through which water flows) · it corso (channel through which water flows) · mk тек (channel through which water flows) · th คลอง (channel through which water flows) · gv stroo (channel through which water flows) · ka წყალსადინარი (channel through which water flows) · cmn 河道 (channel through which water flows) · lb Waasserlaf (channel through which water flows) · mi koawa (channel through which water flows) · hu folyás (channel through which water flows) · sv vattendrag (channel through which water flows) · pl koryto (channel through which water flows) · ko 수로 (channel through which water flows) · fr cours d'eau (channel through which water flows) · fr cours (channel through which water flows) · pt igarapé (channel through which water flows) · es curso (channel through which water flows) · gl canle (channel through which water flows) · hu folyómeder (channel through which water flows) · pl bieg (channel through which water flows) · nl loop (channel through which water flows) · es corriente de agua (channel through which water flows) · pt curso (channel through which water flows) · bg течение (channel through which water flows) · fi uoma (channel through which water flows) · nb vannløp (channel through which water flows) · hu folyóvíz (channel through which water flows) · nb løp (channel through which water flows) · mk во́дотек (channel through which water flows) · ja 水路 (channel through which water flows) · enm cours (channel through which water flows) · hu vízfolyás (channel through which water flows) · nl waterloop (channel through which water flows) · cmn 水路 (channel through which water flows)