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wa·ter·shed
 watershed
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- pronunciation:
- waw
t
 r
shed
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| 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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| related words: |
landmark |
adjective + (n.)watershed
adjacent, complex, entire, experimental, given, healthy, historic, integrated, local, metropolitan, municipal, protected, regional, sacred, square, surrounding, upper, urban, vast
verb + (n.)watershed
damage, locate, mark, preserve, protect, represent, restore, threaten, vary
(n.)watershed
+ verb
affect, drain, flow, log, regulate, span, stress
noun + (n.)watershed
acre,
bay,
chef,
conservation,
creek,
deforestation,
development,
erosion,
estuary,
forest,
lake,
location,
mile,
nitrogen,
northeast,
pasture,
peninsula,
portion,
reach,
reef,
river,
sewage,
snake,
southeast,
southwest,
stream,
tribe,
walnut,
wildlife
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