- watershed water·shed n
- ['wɔːtəˌʃɛd]
Geog (also) fig spartiacque m inv Brit TV inizio della seconda serata (ora dopo la quale i ragazzi in genere non guardano più la televisione)
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watershed water·shed n
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watershed — wa|ter|shed [ˈwo:təʃed US ˈwo:tər , ˈwa: ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: water + shed line of high ground (16 21 centuries) (from Old English scead separation ); suggested by German wasserscheide] 1.) an event or time when important changes happen… … Dictionary of contemporary English
watershed — n. 1 a line of separation between waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 2 a turning point in affairs. Etymology: WATER + shed ridge of high ground (rel. to SHED(2)), after G Wasserscheide … Useful english dictionary
watershed — noun 1》 an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 2》 an event or period marking a turning point in a state of affairs. 3》 Brit. the time after which programmes that are regarded as unsuitable for … English new terms dictionary
watershed — line separating waters flowing into different rivers, 1803, from WATER (Cf. water) (n.1) + SHED (Cf. shed). A loan translation of Ger. Wasser scheide. Figurative sense is attested from 1878. Meaning ground of a river system is from 1878 … Etymology dictionary
shed — shed1 [shed] n. [< ME shadde, var. of shade < OE scead, shelter, protection, SHADE] 1. a small, rough building or lean to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc. 2. a large, strongly built, barnlike or hangarlike structure, often… … English World dictionary
watershed — ► NOUN 1) an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 2) a turning point in a state of affairs. 3) Brit. the time after which programmes that are unsuitable for children are broadcast on television … English terms dictionary
Watershed — Wa ter*shed , n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.] [1913 Webster] 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water parting — Watershed Wa ter*shed , n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.] [1913 Webster] 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shed — I. /ʃɛd / (say shed) noun 1. an outbuilding, usually for a specific purpose, as storage, work area, etc.: a tractor shed. 2. such an outbuilding with a roof but no walls: a hay shed. 3. a small building in the backyard of a family home, often of… …
shed´like´ — shed1 «shehd», noun, verb, shed|ded, shed|ding. –n. 1. a building used for shelter or storage of goods or vehicles, usually having only one story and often open at the front or sides: »a wagon shed, a tool shed, a train shed. 2. a hut; … Useful english dictionary
watershed — /waw teuhr shed , wot euhr /, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide. 2. the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area. 3. Archit. wash (def. 48). 4. an important point… … Universalium
