watershed
IPA: wˈɔtɝʃɛd
noun
- (hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
- (hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
- (figurative) A critical point marking a change in course or development.
- (Canada, Britain, television, radio) The time after which material of more adult nature (violence, swear words, sex) may be broadcast on television or radio, either one laid down by law or one contrived from convention (e.g. when children are not watching)
adjective
- Serving to mark a significant development, change in direction, etc.
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Examples of "watershed" in Sentences
- The watershed is administered by the town.
- The pond is part of the Eel River watershed.
- The main watershed was the end of colonialism.
- It divides the watershed of the Danube and the Inn.
- The dam is the main watershed for the Sistan Basin.
- It is on the watershed between the Inn and the Isar.
- Seven nonnative species also exist in the watershed.
- It contains the watershed between the Severn and The Wash.
- The lake is the principle watershed for the Gananoque River.
- It is part of the watershed of the Nelson River and Hudson Bay.