watercourse

noun

watercourse

noun

/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/

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

1

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

Synonyms: watercourse
Related terms: Lord willing and the creek don't rise, up shit's creek without a paddle
Hypernyms: body of water, landform
Hyponyms: 30 terms
waterway, river, canal, seaway, tributary, beck, bourne, brook, brooklet, burn, coulee, creek, crick, freshet, headstream, kill, rill, rindle, rivulet, runnel, spruit, stream, streamlet, arroyo, billabong, draw, wadi, nahal, wash, dry wash

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