watercourse

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watercourse

  • /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/

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From Middle English water course; equivalent to water + course.

noun watercourses

  1. Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.

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noun channel through which water flows

Españolcurso, corriente de agua
한국어수로 suro
日本語水路 suiro
中文水道 shuǐdào, 河道 hédào, 水路 shuǐlù
Portuguêsigarapé, curso de água, curso d'água, curso
Françaiscours d'eau, cours
DeutschWasserlauf, Flußlauf, Lauf
Italianocorso d'acqua, corso
Русскийру́сло rúslo

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@misc{watercourse_2026,
  title = {watercourse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/watercourse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}