watercourse
/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/
watercourse noun: any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.

Noun
watercourse (plural watercourses)
- Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
watercourse meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
watercourse in Tamil
- நீர்வழி, நீர்க்கால், தண்ணீர்க்கால், வாய்க்கால், கால்வாய்
watercourse in Urdu
- نالا
watercourse in Telugu
- a watercourse
- గెడ్డ geḍḍa, కుల్య kulya
watercourse in Malayalam
- channel through which water flows
- ചാൽ cāl
More languagesFewer languages
- watercourse in Kannada
- ಹಳ್ಳ, ತೊರೆ, ಕಾಲುವೆ
- watercourse in Thai
- คลอง klɔɔng
Forms of watercourse
| plural | watercourses |
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Origin of watercourse
From Middle English water course; equivalent to water + course.
Questions about watercourse
- What does watercourse mean?
- Watercourse means any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
- What is watercourse in Tamil?
- Watercourse in Tamil is நீர்வழி, நீர்க்கால், தண்ணீர்க்கால். See Watercourse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is watercourse?
- Watercourse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce watercourse?
- Watercourse is pronounced /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/.
- What is the plural of watercourse?
- The plural of watercourse is watercourses.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: watercourse (page history and authors); watercourse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); watercourse (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కుల్య (Telugu) (page history and authors); watercourse (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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