Meanings
nounwaterleave (countable and uncountable, plural waterleaves)
plural waterleaves
- countablehistoricaluncountablebusinessAn easement consisting of the right granted to a miner to use a watercourse for drainage etc.
Origin
From water + leave (“permission”).
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waterleave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterleave
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“waterleave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterleave. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterleave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterleave.
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