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watershed

UK
/ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/
US
/ˈwɔtərʃɛd/

Translations

watershednoun
watersheds
pl
UK
/ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/
US
/ˈwɔt̬ɚˌʃɛd/
tournantSens figuré; événement décisif ou point de rupture dans une évolution.
The invention of the internet was a watershed in the development of global communication.
L’invention d’internet a été un tournant dans le développement de la communication mondiale.
bassin versantUsage surtout nord-américain.
Conservation efforts are focused on protecting the entire Mississippi River watershed.
Les efforts de conservation se concentrent sur la protection de l’ensemble du bassin versant du Mississippi.
ligne de partage des eauxSens géographique.
The Continental Divide is the principal watershed of North America.
La Continental Divide est la principale ligne de partage des eaux de l’Amérique du Nord.
Synonyms
drainage basin
catchment
catchment area
drainage area
river basin
basin
divide
watershed divide
ridge
turning point
milestone
landmark
critical juncture
breakthrough
watershedadjective
UK
/ˈwɔːtəʃɛd/
US
/ˈwɔtərʃɛd/
charnièreSens figuré; s’emploie surtout devant un nom comme dans « moment charnière ».
The signing of the peace treaty was a watershed moment in the history of the two nations.
La signature du traité de paix a été un moment charnière dans l’histoire des deux nations.
Synonyms
momentous
crucial
decisive
landmark
historic
epochal
critical
turning
fateful
seminal
significant
transformative
pivotal

Definitions

watershednoun
A ridge or stretch of high land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
The Continental Divide is the principal watershed of North America.
(chiefly North American) An area or region whose rivers and streams all flow into a particular body of water; a drainage basin.
Conservation efforts are focused on protecting the entire Mississippi River watershed.
A pivotal event or turning point that marks a significant change in the course of affairs.
The invention of the internet was a watershed in the development of global communication.
watershedadjective
Relating to a critical turning point or moment of significant change.
The signing of the peace treaty was a watershed moment in the history of the two nations.
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