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headwater

UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtə/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtər/

Traduzioni

headwaternoun
headwaters
pl
UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtə/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtər/
The headwater of the river is located in the mountains.
Исток реки находится в горах.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
начало реки
верховье
Sinonimi
spring
headstream
origin
head
source
headwateradjective
UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔː.tə/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔ.tɚ/
Functions attributively (e.g., "headwater habitat") to denote relation to the upper reaches of a river.
Sinonimi
upstream
upper
uppermost
originating
source
spring-fed
headwatersnoun

headwater

headwaters
pl
The headwaters of the river are located in the mountains.
Истоки реки находятся в горах.
Sinonimi
tributary
spring
head
origin
source

Definizioni

headwaternoun
The source or upper part of a river or stream.
The explorers traced the river back to its headwaters in the mountains.
headwateradjective
Located in or relating to the upper reaches or source area of a river or stream.
Many headwater wetlands are crucial for wildlife.
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.
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