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headwaters

UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtəz/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtərz/

Translations

headwatersnoun
headwaters
Pl.
The headwaters of the river are located in the mountains.
Истоки реки находятся в горах.
Synonyms
tributary
spring
head
origin
source
headwaternoun

headwaters

Pl.

headwaters
Pl.
UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtə/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtər/
The headwater of the river is located in the mountains.
Исток реки находится в горах.
Additional translations
начало реки
верховье
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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