ALL meanings of watershed
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W w - noun watershed An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 1
- noun watershed Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide. 1
- noun watershed the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area. 1
- noun watershed Architecture. wash (def 44). 1
- noun watershed an important point of division or transition between two phases, conditions, etc.: The treaty to ban war in space may prove to be one of history's great watersheds. 1
- adjective watershed constituting a watershed: a watershed area; a watershed case. 1
- noun watershed event, turning point 1
- noun watershed geography 1
- noun watershed TV: 9pm 1
- countable noun watershed If something such as an event is a watershed in the history or development of something, it is very important because it represents the beginning of a new stage in it. 0
- countable noun watershed The watershed is a time before which television broadcasters have agreed not to show programmes unsuitable for children, for example programmes that contain scenes of sex or violence. 0
- countable noun watershed A watershed is an area of high ground which divides two or more river systems, so that all streams on one side flow into one river and those on the other side flow into a different river. 0
- noun watershed the dividing line between two adjacent river systems, such as a ridge 0
- noun watershed an important period or factor that serves as a dividing line 0
- noun watershed a ridge or stretch of high land dividing the areas drained by different rivers or river systems 0
- noun watershed the area drained by a river or river system 0
- noun watershed a crucial turning point affecting action, opinion, etc. 0