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Definition of watercourse : One of the holes in floor or other plates to permit water to flow through.

Synonyms:

tributary, aqueduct, flow, current, channel, waterway, trench

flood, rivulet, brook, water, river, deluge, creek, torrent, freshet, stream

Usage examples:

• The water appeared to descend in sheets, and not only did the great rivers wax alarmingly, but every rill and watercourse became a brawling river. - "The Settler and the Savage", R.M. Ballantyne.
• A wooden culvert spanned the reed- grown watercourse. - "The Law-Breakers", Ridgwell Cullum.
• The spring was four feet wide by two and a half deep, and Joe and Ellis made the watercourse a dividing line to separate the land they took for themselves. - "The Lost Wagon", James Arthur Kjelgaard.