watercourse

1 natural or artificial channel through which water flows

2 a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth [syn: stream]

3 a conduit through which water flows [syn: waterway]

English

Etymology

From water + course.

Noun

1. any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows

Translations

A watercourse is any flowing body of water. These include rivers, streams, brooks, anabranches et cetera.

See also

• Environmental flow
• Waterway

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