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- German · calque ofWasserscheide
- English todaywatershed
From water + shed as a calque of German Wasserscheide.
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watershed
wa·ter·shedToday it means: The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest. Full definition →
German Wasserscheide