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waterleave

waterleave noun: an easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to use a watercourse for drainage etc.

Noun

waterleave (countable and uncountable, plural waterleaves)

  1. (historical) An easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to use a watercourse for drainage etc.

Forms of waterleave

pluralwaterleaves

Origin of waterleave

From water + leave (“permission”).

Questions about waterleave

What does waterleave mean?
Waterleave means an easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to use a watercourse for drainage etc.
What part of speech is waterleave?
Waterleave is a noun.
What is the plural of waterleave?
The plural of waterleave is waterleaves.

Words near waterleave in the dictionary

  1. Waterlandian
  2. Waterlandians
  3. waterlands
  4. waterleaf
  5. waterleafs
  6. waterleave
  7. waterleaves
  8. Waterlemon Cay
  9. waterless
  10. waterlessly
  11. waterlessness

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