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''watercourse'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260313192153-00-⌔
watercourse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Noun
watercourse (plural watercourses)
- Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
- ✤ Hypernyms: body of water; see also Thesaurus: body of water
- ✤ Hyponyms: waterway; more at Thesaurus:watercourse
Etymology
From Middle English water course; equivalent to water + course.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/
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