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headwaters

UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtəz/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtərz/

Translations

headwatersnoun
headwaters
pl
sourcesAu pluriel, pour le cours supérieur d’une rivière ou d’un cours d’eau.
Glacial melt feeds the headwaters of the Yangtze River.
La fonte des glaciers alimente les sources du Yangtsé.
sourceAu sens figuré, pour le point d’origine ou le début de quelque chose.
Many of her ideas can be traced back to the headwaters of feminist theory.
Beaucoup de ses idées remontent à la source de la théorie féministe.
Additional translations
tête de bassinTerme de géographie et d’hydrologie.
Synonyms
head
tributary
spring
origin
source
headwaternoun

headwaters

pl

headwaters
pl
UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtə/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtər/
The explorers traced the river back to its headwaters in the mountains.
Les explorateurs ont remonté le fleuve jusqu'à sa source dans les montagnes.
Additional translations
amontEn hydrologie, pour désigner le haut cours ou la zone des sources d'une rivière.
Synonyms
source
headstream
origin
head
spring

Definitions

headwatersnoun
The source or upper tributaries of a stream or river.
Glacial melt feeds the headwaters of the Yangtze River.
The point of origin or beginning of something abstract.
Many of her ideas can be traced back to the headwaters of feminist theory.
headwaternoun
The source or upper part of a river or stream.
The explorers traced the river back to its headwaters in the mountains.
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