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Noun: watercourse  'wo-tu(r),kors
  1. A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
    "The watercourse had dried up during the drought";
    - stream
     
  2. Natural or artificial channel through which water flows
    "The old watercourse had dried up during the drought"
     
  3. A conduit through which water flows
    "The river formed a natural watercourse through the valley";
    - waterway

Derived forms: watercourses

Type of: body of water, channel, water, way

Encyclopedia: Watercourse