headwater

head·wa·ter

noun \-ˌwȯ-tər, -ˌwä-\

Definition of HEADWATER

: the source of a stream —usually used in plural

Examples of HEADWATER

1. <the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s>

First Known Use of HEADWATER

1787

Related to HEADWATER

Synonyms: head, headstream, source

Related Words: fountain, fountainhead, geyser, headspring, hot spring, spring, wellspring; branch, feeder, tributary

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Rhymes with HEADWATER

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