waterdivide

Meanings

• noun

  A natural boundary or line of separation between two bodies of water, such as a river and a lake or the sea and a land.

  - "The waterdivide between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea is called the Panama Canal."
  - "The waterdivide between the pond and the stream created a beautiful waterfall."

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Variants

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water table , water tables

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'wæterdēof' meaning 'water-partition'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest waterdivide in the world is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which separates the North American and European continents.

2. The term 'waterdivide' is also used in computer graphics to refer to a surface that separates two different materials or textures.

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1. watershed: A land area that drains into a particular body of water, usually a river or a lake. A watershed is a larger version of a waterdivide.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'waterdivide' is often used metaphorically to represent a separation or division between two entities or ideas. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the East and West Eggs are separated by a waterdivide, symbolizing the social divide between the old money and new money classes.

How to Memorize "waterdivide"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a clear line separating two bodies of water, like a river flowing into a lake.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'waterdivide' with the image of a natural boundary between two bodies of water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'waterdivide' starts with 'water', which is a liquid, and ends with 'divide', which means to separate, making it easier to remember the meaning of the word.

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