HEADWATER

headwater

(noun) the source of a river; “the headwaters of the Nile”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headwater (plural headwaters)

(chiefly, in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream

Anagrams

• waterhead

Source: Wiktionary


Head"wa`ter, n.

Definition: The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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