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What (who) is WATERSHED - definition
watershed
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Watersheds; Water shed; Watershed (band); Watershed (disambiguation); Watershed (album)
(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
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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.
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watershed
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Watersheds; Water shed; Watershed (band); Watershed (disambiguation); Watershed (album)
¦ noun
1. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
2. an event or period marking a turning point in a state of affairs.
3. Brit. the time after which programmes that are regarded as unsuitable for children are broadcast on television.
Origin
C19: from water + shed in the sense 'ridge of high ground', suggested by Ger. Wasserscheide.
Watershed
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Watersheds; Water shed; Watershed (band); Watershed (disambiguation); Watershed (album)
·noun The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.
II. Watershed ·noun The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
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Watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Examples of use of WATERSHED
1. Watershed?Obasanjo‘s first election in 1''' marked a watershed for Nigeria, restoring democracy after three decades of almost uninterrupted military dictatorship.
2. Across the Chesapeake watershed, the figure is 27 percent.
3. The year 2000 is important as a kind of watershed.
4. It said political violence rose ahead of the watershed vote.
5. Less than half wanted a ban before the 'pm watershed.