Watercourse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

natural or artificial channel through which water flows

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔːɾɚkˌɔːɹs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɔːtəkˌɔːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɔːtəkˌɔːs/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɾɚkˌɔːɹs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stream waterway

Word Forms

streamlet	noun	a small stream
stream	verb	flow freely and abundantly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wasserlauf

natürlicher oder künstlicher Kanal, durch den Wasser fließt

🇫🇷French

cours d'eau

canal naturel ou artificiel par lequel s'écoule l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

corriente de agua

Canal natural o artificial por el que fluye el agua.

🇮🇹Italian

corso d'acqua

canale naturale o artificiale attraverso il quale scorre l'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

waterloop

natuurlijk of kunstmatig kanaal waardoor water stroomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

curso de água

canal natural ou artificial através do qual a água flui

🇷🇺Russian

водоток

естественный или искусственный канал, по которому течет вода

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धार

प्राकृतिक या कृत्रिम चैनल जिसके माध्यम से पानी बहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জলধারা

প্রাকৃতিক বা কৃত্রিম চ্যানেল যার মাধ্যমে জল প্রবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர்வழி

நீர் பாயும் இயற்கை அல்லது செயற்கை கால்வாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీటి ప్రవాహం

నీరు ప్రవహించే సహజ లేదా కృత్రిమ ఛానెల్

🇮🇳Marathi

जलकुंभ

नैसर्गिक किंवा कृत्रिम वाहिनी ज्याद्वारे पाणी वाहते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જળપ્રવાહ

કુદરતી અથવા કૃત્રિમ ચેનલ જેના દ્વારા પાણી વહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲಧಾರೆ

ನೀರು ಹರಿಯುವ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಕೃತಕ ಚಾನಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജലപാത

വെള്ളം ഒഴുകുന്ന പ്രകൃതിദത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൃത്രിമ ചാനൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਟਰ ਕੋਰਸ

ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਕਲੀ ਚੈਨਲ ਜਿਸ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

واٹر کورس

قدرتی یا مصنوعی چینل جس کے ذریعے پانی بہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

河道

水流经的天然或人工渠道

🇯🇵Japanese

水路

水が流れる自然または人工の水路

🇰🇷Korean

물줄기

물이 흐르는 자연 또는 인공 수로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguồn nước

kênh tự nhiên hoặc nhân tạo mà nước chảy qua

🇹🇭Thai

สายน้ำ

ช่องทางธรรมชาติหรือเทียมที่น้ำไหลผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

anak sungai

saluran alami atau buatan yang dilalui air

🇵🇭Filipino

daluyan ng tubig

natural o artipisyal na channel kung saan dumadaloy ang tubig

🇲🇾Malay

aliran air

saluran semula jadi atau buatan yang melaluinya air mengalir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجرى مائي

قناة طبيعية أو صناعية تتدفق من خلالها المياه

🇮🇷Persian

جریان آب

کانال طبیعی یا مصنوعی که آب از آن عبور می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

su yolu

Suyun aktığı doğal veya yapay kanal

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסלול מים

תעלה טבעית או מלאכותית שדרכה זורמים מים

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