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English noun: watercourse | |||
| 1. | watercourse (object) natural or artificial channel through which water flows | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channel | ||
| 2. | watercourse (object) a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth | ||
| Synonyms | stream | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | branch, brook, creek, headstream, rill, river, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream | ||
| Part holonym | crossing, ford, meander, midstream | ||
| 3. | watercourse (artifact) a conduit through which water flows | ||
| Synonyms | waterway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | way | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canal, flume, headrace, tailrace | ||
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