headwater

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noun

The source (and the initial part) of a stream.

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Meanings

nounheadwater (plural headwaters)

plural headwaters

  1. in pluralThe source (and the initial part) of a stream.

Origin

From head + water.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

waterhead
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APA

headwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headwater

MLA

“headwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headwater. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headwater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headwater.

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