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Antonyms for watershed

Grammar : Noun
Spell : waw-ter-shed, wot-er-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər-

Definition of watershed

Origin :
  • "line separating waters flowing into different rivers," 1803, from water (n.1) + shed "ridge of high ground between two valleys or lower ground, a divide" in the topographical sense, perhaps from shed (v.) in its extended noun sense of "the part of the hair of the head" (14c.). A loan-translation of German Wasser-scheide. Figurative sense is attested from 1878. Meaning "ground of a river system" is from 1878.
  • As in landmark : noun turning point
  • As in basin : noun container or area where water is held
  • As in drainage basin : noun area for water draining
Example sentences :
  • It follows the watershed from the lake to Oneida, and clears the Mohawk Valley northward.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Accordingly he crossed what is called the 'watershed' between the Rhine and the Danube.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • The watershed of the Sutlej and Jamna runs through the tract.
  • Extract from : « The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir » by Sir James McCrone Douie
  • Wilkes, in fact, seemed to be a watershed in early politics.
  • Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
  • Crossing this lake, yet another "carry" takes us over the watershed.
  • Extract from : « America, Volume IV (of 6) » by Joel Cook
  • The line was to pass over the highest points of the watershed.
  • Extract from : « Argentina » by W. A. Hirst
  • In the little sketch-map we see clearly the shift of the watershed to the east.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • Such was my fate at Carreo, the little hamlet which sits astride the watershed.
  • Extract from : « Northern Spain » by Edgar T. A. Wigram
  • In 1782 Clark passed northward on the watershed between the Miamis.
  • Extract from : « Historic Highways of America (Vol. 8) » by Archer Butler Hulbert
  • The fourth day we went down the watershed to the town of Panama.
  • Extract from : « The Belted Seas » by Arthur Colton

Synonyms for watershed

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