What is another word for watercourse?

Pronunciation: [wˈɔːtəkˌɔːs] (IPA)

Watercourse is a term used to describe a natural channel of water, such as a river or stream. Synonyms for this term include waterway, channel, creek, brook, rivulet, and streamlet. These various terms can be used interchangeably in many contexts. For example, a river might be called a waterway or a watercourse depending on the context. Similarly, a small stream might be called a creek, brook, or rivulet depending on the speaker's regional dialect. Overall, these synonyms provide many different ways to refer to the flow of water through a natural channel, and can be used to convey different shades of meaning or evoke different images in the listener's mind.

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What are the hypernyms for Watercourse?

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What are the hyponyms for Watercourse?

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Usage examples for Watercourse

Some white railings guarded the sides of a bridge, or rather a low arch over a dry watercourse.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
We next descended into a valley in which, after following down a dry watercourse two miles, we found a fine pond of water, exactly as the sun was setting.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell
We, accordingly, passed on by the southward and westward of the mountain, following a watercourse, which led first N. W., then north, and next E. of N.; to where it at length joined one from the west, up which I turned, and continued the search for water until darkness obliged us to halt.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell

Related words: watercourse design, watercourse construction, watercourse management, watercourse maintenance, watercourse erosion

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