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Meanings of watershed area in English

Russian
водосборный бассейн
Portuguese
bacia fluvial
Catalan
conca hidrogràfica
Spanish
cuenca hidrografica

Area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.

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      Examples for "watershed"
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      This year, especially, could mark a watershed moment in the political arena.
      The South African
      2
      Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha is calling the new strategy a watershed moment.
      Radio NZ
      3
      Says O'Connor: Now is a watershed moment for Ireland on insurance reform.
      The Irish Times
      4
      The rout in European financial markets last week was a watershed event.
      The Irish Times
      5
      This week has been a watershed moment for the discourse on alcohol.
      The South African
      1
      The first issue is being addressed by a catchment study currently underway.
      Radio NZ
      2
      Firstly, many parents make multiple applications to schools in multiple catchment areas.
      The Irish Times
      3
      There's been deliberate management of that catchment area and its high-value homes.
      The Guardian
      4
      She is advocating for a catchment management authority with traditional owner representation.
      The Guardian
      5
      The men nearest would arrange catchment areas of plates and flower bowls.
      The New Machiavelli
      1
      The willows in the Arctic drainage basin shrink to shrubs scarcely knee-high.
      The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
      2
      Table showing detailed facts regarding possible reservoir sites on Passaic drainage basin.
      The Passaic Flood of 1903
      3
      The drainage basin of Passaic River is admirably adapted to the development of the conservation system.
      The Passaic Flood of 1903
      4
      Its drainage basin, including in this its own area, is estimated to be about five hundred square miles.
      The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
      5
      To possess one-half the drainage basin of the valley would have led to constant conflict with the owners of the other half.
      The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830
      1
      But efforts to build hydroelectric dams in the Tapajós river basin continue.
      Reuters
      2
      Severe flooding hit the Yangtze river basin in China this week.
      The Guardian
      3
      The Harirud river basin is shared by Afghanistan, Iran and Turkmenistan.
      Reuters
      4
      The river basin showed luxuriant grassy slopes and immense sugar plantations.
      Across Unknown South America
      5
      Nestled into the side of a mountain, it overlooks the Liffey river basin.
      The Irish Times
      1
      There's been deliberate management of that catchment area and its high-value homes.
      The Guardian
      2
      Local Authorities say their water catchment area was excluded from the 1080 bombardment.
      Radio NZ
      3
      The view changes dramatically, though, if heavy rain falls in the catchment area.
      News.com.au
      4
      The study was conducted in 4 riparian communities within the dam catchment area.
      Pubmed
      5
      Then each child lives in the catchment area of a number of schools.
      The Irish Times
      1
      It is proposed to drain the great salt- water basin called the Zuiderzee.
      The Earth as Modified by Human Action
      2
      Here is the old holy- water basin, an antique, broken column hollowed out on top.
      The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tale...
      3
      You're too sick, I said as I brought the water basin to his side.
      Lily of the Nile
      4
      Zeus shook his head and walked toward a water basin.
      Book Three: The Final Exodus
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      With pincers, he dropped the conglomerate into a water basin and removed his safety equipment.
      Book Two: Descent
      Usage of watershed area in English
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      Only 10.4% of the total watershed area in 1995 and 5.2% of the total watershed area in 1996 were classed as "high potential P movement."
      Pubmed
      2
      The walls are covered with commendation, photos of Mulwray at various construction sites, large maps of watershed areas and reservoirs in the city.
      Chinatown