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watershed in Italian

watershed in Italian is spartiacque — watershed means the area of land that drains into a particular river, lake, or sea.

watershed in Italian

spartiacque
noun
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.

What does "watershed" mean?

  1. noun The area of land that drains into a particular river, lake, or sea.
    "Farmers upstream can affect water quality throughout the whole watershed."
  2. noun A turning point or critical moment that marks a major change.
    "The invention of the internet was a watershed moment in how people communicate."
  3. adj Marking a major, defining change or development.
    "It was a watershed year for the company, doubling its revenue."
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watershed in a sentence

  • Farmers upstream can affect water quality throughout the whole watershed.
  • The invention of the internet was a watershed moment in how people communicate.
  • Moving abroad was a watershed in her life, and nothing was quite the same afterwards.
  • It was a watershed year for the company, doubling its revenue.

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What is "watershed" in Italian?
"watershed" in Italian is spartiacque. watershed means: The area of land that drains into a particular river, lake, or sea.
How do you use "watershed" in a sentence?
Example: "Farmers upstream can affect water quality throughout the whole watershed." In Italian, "watershed" is spartiacque.
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