watershed

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to a ridge of land separating two river systems, the entire drainage area of a river, or a critical turning point or event that marks a significant change in the course of history or development.

ruСуществительное с несколькими значениями: может обозначать водораздел (гребень земли, разделяющий две речные системы), весь водосборный бассейн реки, или критический поворотный момент/событие, знаменующее значительное изменение в ходе истории или развития.esSustantivo con varios significados: puede designar la divisoria de aguas (la cresta del terreno que separa dos sistemas fluviales), toda la cuenca hidrográfica de un río, o un punto de inflexión crítico / acontecimiento que marca un cambio significativo en el curso de la historia o del desarrollo.frNom avec plusieurs sens : il peut désigner une ligne de partage des eaux (crête de terrain séparant deux systèmes fluviaux), tout le bassin versant d'un fleuve, ou un moment charnière / événement décisif marquant un changement majeur dans le cours de l'histoire ou d'un développement.deSubstantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: bezeichnet die Wasserscheide (den Kammlinie, die zwei Flusssysteme trennt), das gesamte Einzugsgebiet eines Flusses oder einen kritischen Wendepunkt bzw. ein Ereignis, das einen bedeutenden Wandel im Verlauf der Geschichte oder Entwicklung markiert.ptSubstantivo com vários sentidos: pode designar um divisor de águas (crista de terra que separa duas bacias hidrográficas), toda a bacia hidrográfica de um rio, ou um momento decisivo/marco que assinala uma mudança significativa no curso da história ou do desenvolvimento.zh名词，有多重含义：可指分水岭（分隔两条水系的山脊），也可指整个流域（河流的集水区），还可用作比喻，指历史或发展过程中的重大转折点或标志性事件。arاسم له عدة معانٍ: يمكن أن يدل على خط تقسيم المياه (الحاجز الأرضي الذي يفصل بين نظامين نهريين)، أو حوض تصريف النهر بأكمله، أو لحظة تحول حاسمة أو حدث يمثل تغييرًا كبيرًا في مسار التاريخ أو التطور.

1. Geographic divide B2 formal scientific

   A ridge of high land that separates two adjacent river systems, directing water flow to different basins.

   • The Continental Divide is a major watershed in North America.
   • Rain falling on one side of the watershed flows into the Atlantic, while the other side drains into the Pacific.
   • Hikers crossed the watershed ridge, noticing the streams began flowing in opposite directions.

   ruВодоразделesDivisoria de aguasfrLigne de partage des eauxdeWasserscheideptDivisor de águaszh分水岭arمستجمع المياه

   Synonymes: divide

2. Drainage basin B2 formal scientific

   The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries, where all runoff converges to a single outlet.

   • The Amazon watershed covers a vast portion of South America.
   • Environmentalists study the health of the entire watershed to protect water quality.
   • The river's watershed includes many smaller streams and creeks.

   ruВодосборный бассейнesCuenca hidrográficafrBassin versantdeEinzugsgebietptBacia hidrográficazh流域arحوض التصريف

   Synonymes: basincatchmentcatchment areadrainage areadrainage basinriver basin

3. Turning point B2 formal

   An event or period that marks a significant historical change or a crucial point on which future developments depend.

   • The election was a watershed in the country's political history.
   • The invention of the internet was a watershed moment for global communication.
   • The court's decision served as a watershed for civil rights legislation.

   ruПоворотный моментesPunto de inflexiónfrtournantdeWendepunktptMomento decisivozh转折点arنقطة تحول

   Synonymes: climactericcritical pointdividelandmarkmilestonemoment of truthturning point

• watersheds plural form
• watersheds' possessive plural form
• watershed's possessive singular form