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watershed — UK US /ˈwɔːtəʃed/ noun [S] ► an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something: a watershed for sth/sb »The buyout was hailed on Wall Street as a watershed for private equity. a… … Financial and business terms
Watershed — Альбом Opeth … Википедия
Watershed — im Prime Club Köln. Dezember 2003 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Watershed — Álbum de Opeth Publicación 2 de junio de 2008 … Wikipedia Español
watershed — originally a term in geology referring to the flow and division of river currents, has been used since the late 19c in the figurative meaning ‘a turning point in affairs’: • In the social history of twentieth century Britain the Second World War… … Modern English usage
Watershed — Wa ter*shed , n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.] [1913 Webster] 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watershed — index crossroad (turning point) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
watershed — line separating waters flowing into different rivers, 1803, from WATER (Cf. water) (n.1) + SHED (Cf. shed). A loan translation of Ger. Wasser scheide. Figurative sense is attested from 1878. Meaning ground of a river system is from 1878 … Etymology dictionary
watershed — ► NOUN 1) an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 2) a turning point in a state of affairs. 3) Brit. the time after which programmes that are unsuitable for children are broadcast on television … English terms dictionary
watershed — [wôt′ərshed΄] n. 1. a ridge or stretch of high land dividing the areas drained by different rivers or river systems ☆ 2. the area drained by a river or river system 3. a crucial turning point affecting action, opinion, etc … English World dictionary
Watershed — NOTOC Watershed may refer to: * Watershed, drainage divide (non American usage) * Watershed, drainage basin (North American usage) * Watershed (algorithm), an algorithm used in image processing * Watershed area (medical), an area with overlapping … Wikipedia
