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watercourse

/waw-ter-kawrs, -kohrs, wot-er-/US // ˈwɔ tərˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs, ˈwɒt ər- //UK // (ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs) //

水道,河道,水流,水域

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.

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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.