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watercourse Definition

water·course (--kôrs′)

noun

  1. a stream of water; river, brook, etc.
  2. a channel for water, as a canal or stream bed

watercourse Synonyms

watercourse

n.

  1. A river

    brook, stream, tributary; see river.

  2. A canal

    waterway, spillway, aqueduct; see channel 2, trench 1.

watercourse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pollute: They have no idea of the fact they are polluting watercourses.
  • contaminate: Regular checks should be made to ensure that this material in not contaminating watercourses or other sites, or developing roots.
  • designate: PART IV MAINTENANCE OF WATERCOURSES AND SEA DEFENSES Powers of maintenance in relation to designated watercourses and sea defenses 21.
  • enter: The best way to prevent Oil entering watercourses is to contain it.
  • cross: Small roads cross the numerous watercourses on stone bridges.
  • affect: The Agency is a statutory consultee on planning applications affecting watercourses.

Adjective modifier

  • ordinary: We have agreed with the Environment Agency that there are 32 km of critical ordinary watercourses within the District.
  • adjacent: No direct discharge to the adjacent watercourse is permissible.
  • artificial: Color leaflet guide to route following this historic artificial watercourse.
  • nearby: For example, rivers draining a chalk catchment may be expected to respond very differently from nearby urban watercourses.
  • critical: We have agreed with the Environment Agency that there are 32 km of critical ordinary watercourses within the District.
  • dry: Dry watercourses, locally called tugs, dissect the mountainous region.

Modifies a noun

  • management: Promotion of improved watercourse management has resulted in an increase in fencing off water margins to create buffer strips.
  • system: It is essential that any development in such areas should take account of this watercourse system.
  • habitat: Some loss of woodland and watercourse habitat will occur.. There are no direct impacts on protected species.
  • protection: Hedge and watercourse protection measures Farmers are required to establish a protection zone in fields along hedges and water courses.

Noun used with modifier

  • culverted: NOTE: The culverted watercourse crossing the site is adequate.

Preposition: in

  • area: Birds also present a threat through transmission of disease to the farm from other farms and watercourses in the area.

Preposition: for

  • purpose: Question 26: Should the Scottish Ministers have the power to apply chemical treatments to watercourses for the purpose of eradicating GS?
  • maintenance: The Council will support initiatives to improve water quality, and ensure access to rivers and watercourses for maintenance and operational purposes.