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water years

water years is the plural of water year.

Meaning of water year

Noun

water year (plural water years)

  1. The timespan between October 1 and September 30 of the next year, differing from the calendar year because part of the precipitation that falls in late autumn and winter accumulates as snow and does not drain until the following spring or summer.

Questions about water years

What is water years the plural of?
Water years is the plural of water year.

Words near water years in the dictionary

  1. water world
  2. water worlds
  3. water yam
  4. water yams
  5. water year
  6. water years
  7. water'd
  8. water's edge
  9. water's edges
  10. water-arum
  11. water-arums

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