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headwater

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of headwater

usually headwaters plural the beginning part of a stream

  • 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
Synonyms of headwater

head, headstream, source
Words Related to headwater

fountain, fountainhead, geyser, headspring, hot spring, spring, wellspring

branch, feeder, tributary

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