precipitationshed

noun

The water and land area which contributes evaporation to a given location's precipitation, like an atmospheric watershed.

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Meanings

nounprecipitationshed (plural precipitationsheds)

plural precipitationsheds

  1. The water and land area which contributes evaporation to a given location's precipitation, like an atmospheric watershed.

Origin

Modelled on watershed.

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APA

precipitationshed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precipitationshed

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“precipitationshed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precipitationshed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precipitationshed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precipitationshed.

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