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watershed

wa·ter·shed

watershed

 
pronunciation:
waw tr shed
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the area of land from which water drains into a river, river system, or lake.
Our city is in the Great Lakes watershed.
definition 2: a ridge of high land that lies between two such drainage areas.
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