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waterstream

waterstream noun: a stream of water.

Noun

waterstream (plural waterstreams)

  1. A stream of water.
    • When the solid supply of a waterstream is high and the transfer capacity is not adequate for the transportation of the corresponding solid material, flow speed is reduced and deposition of the heavier solid material begins.2009, Kosmas Pavlopoulos, Niki Evelpidou, Andreas Vassilopoulos, Mapping Geomorphological Environments, page 55

Forms of waterstream

pluralwaterstreams
alternative formwater stream

Origin of waterstream

From Middle English water streme, from Old English wæterstrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *watarstraum, equivalent to water + stream. Cognate with West Frisian wetterstream, Dutch waterstroom, German Wasserstrom.

Questions about waterstream

What does waterstream mean?
Waterstream means a stream of water.
What part of speech is waterstream?
Waterstream is a noun.
What is the plural of waterstream?
The plural of waterstream is waterstreams.

Words near waterstream in the dictionary

  1. Waterston
  2. waterstone
  3. waterstones
  4. waterstop
  5. waterstops
  6. waterstream
  7. waterstreams
  8. waterstrider
  9. waterstriders
  10. waterstuff
  11. watertank

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