watercourse

Example Sentences

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For the serious racers, there was a kind of 'Le Mans' start, with competitors running around a kilometre to the first watercourse, before putting on their skates.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024

The no-nonsense explorer said this with a matter-of-fact confidence, and it took a moment to realize which watercourse he was referencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Combing through tens of thousands of river images by hand, Dethier and colleagues pinpointed where sediment loads begin to rise along each watercourse.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2023

The storage of this slurry is costly and closely regulated as it can cause environmental damage if it enters a watercourse.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

The road was more like a watercourse than a highway.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman