Definition of watercourse
1 : a natural or artificial channel through which water flows
2 : a stream of water (such as a river, brook, or underground stream)
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Examples of watercourse in a Sentence
Pesticides are sometimes responsible for contamination of watercourses.
the Erie Canal was the first watercourse to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes
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The 4,000 square-foot main house's expansive grounds include a Zen garden sanctuary with Koi pond, waterfall and meandering watercourse.
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The structure would be a hedge against climate change, designed to prevent the city's sewers from flushing into the watercourse as storms intensified.
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First Known Use of watercourse
15th century
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: a river, stream, etc.
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1 : a channel in which water flows
2 : a stream of water (as a river or brook)
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