headworks

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noun

Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.

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Meanings

nounheadworks (plural headworks)
  1. Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.

Origin

From head + works.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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