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headwater

headwater noun: the source (and the initial part) of a stream.

Noun

headwater (plural headwaters)

  1. (in plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream.

Forms of headwater

pluralheadwaters

Origin of headwater

From head + water.

Questions about headwater

What does headwater mean?
Headwater means the source (and the initial part) of a stream.
What part of speech is headwater?
Headwater is a noun.
What is the plural of headwater?
The plural of headwater is headwaters.

Words near headwater in the dictionary

  1. headwalls
  2. headward
  3. headwards
  4. headwark
  5. headwarks
  6. headwater
  7. headwaters
  8. headway
  9. headways
  10. headwear
  11. headwears

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