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Watershed
watershed
(watersheds) 1. If something such as an event is a watershed in the history or development of something, it is very important because it represents the beginning of a new stage in it. The election of Mary Robinson in 1990 was a watershed in Irish politics... = turning point N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N in n 2. The watershed is a time before which television broadcasters have agreed not to show programmes unsuitable for children, for example programmes that contain scenes of sex or violence. (BRIT) The advert should only be shown after the 9pm watershed. N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
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noun Date: 1803 1. a. divide 2a b. a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water 2. a crucial dividing point, line, or factor ; turning point • ~ adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a line of separation between waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 2 a turning-point in affairs. Etymology: WATER + shed ridge of high ground (rel. to SHED(2)), after G Wasserscheide ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) водосбор, (водосборный) бассейн 2) водораздел - experimental watershed - large watershed - mountain watershed - small watershed - subterranean watershed - urban watershed ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. водораздел 2. водосборная площадь 3. бассейн (реки) 4. перелом; граница между двумя этапами, эпохами и т. п. the treaty will be one of history's watersheds —- этот договор откроет новую страницу истории a watershed in the history of space —- поворотный (переломный) момент в истории космических исследований ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 an event or period when important changes or improvements happen in history or in someone's life + in (The 1932 election represented a watershed in American politics.) (- compare turning point) 2 the (9 o'clock) watershed BrE the time in the evening after which television programmes that are not suitable for children may be shown 3 the high land separating two river systems ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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