watercourse
/waw-ter-kawrs, -kohrs, wot-er-/US // ˈwɔ tərˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs, ˈwɒt ər- //UK // (ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs) //
水道,河道,水流,水域
Related Words
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- : the bed of a stream that flows only seasonally.
- : a natural channel conveying water.
- : a channel or canal made for the conveyance of water.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Captain Trevithick has an interest in the mine of Coralillo; the great watercourse is also his.
Passing the flanking line of mesas, Bill pushed his way up a watercourse between two foothills.
In vain was all this overthrow and waste by the roadside, in vain their loss in river, pool, and watercourse.
It was a sort of dry watercourse, although if the rain kept on at this rate it would soon be a devilish wet one.
Below, on the bank of a small watercourse, was a large bit of enclosed and cultivated land, and beside this a fruit orchard.
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