watershed (redirected from Watersheds)

wa·ter·shed  (wôtr-shd, wtr-)

n.

1. A ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems. Also called water parting.

2. The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.

3. A critical point that marks a division or a change of course; a turning point: "a watershed in modern American history, a time that ... forever changed American social attitudes" (Robert Reinhold).

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[Probably translation of German Wasserscheide : Wasser, water + Scheide, divide, parting.]

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watershed [ˈwɔːtəˌʃɛd]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the dividing line between two adjacent river systems, such as a ridge

2. an important period or factor that serves as a dividing line

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watershed  (wôtr-shd)

1. A continuous ridge of high ground forming a divide between two different drainage basins or river systems.

2. The region enclosed by such a divide and draining into a river, river system, or other body of water.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watershed - a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems water parting, divide line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent continental divide - the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
	2.	watershed - the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin" catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, basin detention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
	3.	watershed - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" turning point, landmark juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" Fall of Man - (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death road to Damascus - a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)

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watershed

noun turning point, defining moment, pivotal moment Her election in 1990 was a watershed in Irish politics.

Translations

watershed [ˈwɔːtəʃed] N

1. (Geog) → línea f divisoria de las aguas; (= basin) → cuenca f
the watershed of the Duero → la cuenca del Duero

2. (fig) (= decisive moment) → momento m clave, momento m decisivo; (= landmark) → hito m
she had reached a watershed in her career → había llegado a un momento clave or decisivo en su carrera profesional
the talks marked a watershed in the peace process → las negociaciones marcaron un hito en el proceso de paz

3. (Brit) (TV) the nine o'clock watershed comienzo de la programación televisiva para adultos a las nueve de la noche

watershed [ˈwɔːtə^rʃɛd] n

(in geography) → ligne f de partage des eaux

(= important moment) → tournant m

(= TV cutoff time) en Grande Bretagne, heure (21h) avant laquelle les émissions réservées aux adultes sont interdites à la diffusion
after the watershed → après 21 heures

watershed [ˈwɔːtəˌʃɛd] n (Geog) (also) (fig) → spartiacque m inv