Headwater

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The water from which a river rises; a source. Often used in the plural.
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  • n. The source (and the initial part) of a stream
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of the upper tributaries of a river: usually in the plural. Also used adjectively.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the source of a river
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beginning    rootage    source    root    origin   
    Cross Reference
    head-water mark   
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