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watercourse

[waw-ter-kawrs, -kohrs, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs, ˈwɒt ər- /


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Some have even ditched fishing altogether because it is more profitable to sell the plastic waste they trawl out of the river, the world's second-most powerful watercourse after the Amazon.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

And in May, the company was ordered to pay £350,000 after a watercourse in North Yorkshire was polluted with sewage.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

Some advocates have suggested restoring Mexico City’s last remaining natural watercourse, the Magdalena River, but that would have to contend with pollution along the river’s entire length from its source west of the capital.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2023

"Once in a watercourse, this material will further deplete the water of oxygen, and can lead to serious fish mortalities."

From BBC Jun. 15, 2023

The road was more like a watercourse than a highway.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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