water-partingn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌpɑːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌpɑrdɪŋ/,

/ˈwɑdərˌpɑrdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: water n., parting n.

Etymology: < water n. + parting n., probably after French partage des eaux (1791 or earlier). Compare earlier watershed n.¹ and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry.

= watershed n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > dividing

shodec1330

shed1530

height of land1725

watershed1764

water shear1765

ridge1773

divide1807

water-parting1837

coteau1839

1837 E. B. Stephens Basque Provinces I. ii. 21 France and Spain recognise the principle of ‘the summits of the water partings’ for their common frontier line along the tops of the Pyrenees.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 26 A similar expanse of stony ridges and uplands forming the great western waterparting.

1901 Q. Rev. July 16 The water-parting between the systems of Lake Chad, the Niger, and the Congo.

1959 K. Preston Cumbria: Lore & Legend 352 Right down the east of the region the special Cumbrian influences vanish when the water-parting on the top of the western escarpment of the Pennines is passed.

2012 R. Guo Cross-Border Resource Managem. (ed. 2) v. 168 Underground drainage may prevent ready determination of the water-parting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	water-parting
释义	water-partingn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌpɑːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌpɑrdɪŋ/, /ˈwɑdərˌpɑrdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: water n., parting n. Etymology: < water n. + parting n., probably after French partage des eaux (1791 or earlier). Compare earlier watershed n.¹ and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry. = watershed n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > dividing shodec1330 shed1530 height of land1725 watershed1764 water shear1765 ridge1773 divide1807 water-parting1837 coteau1839 1837 E. B. Stephens Basque Provinces I. ii. 21 France and Spain recognise the principle of ‘the summits of the water partings’ for their common frontier line along the tops of the Pyrenees. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 26 A similar expanse of stony ridges and uplands forming the great western waterparting. 1901 Q. Rev. July 16 The water-parting between the systems of Lake Chad, the Niger, and the Congo. 1959 K. Preston Cumbria: Lore & Legend 352 Right down the east of the region the special Cumbrian influences vanish when the water-parting on the top of the western escarpment of the Pennines is passed. 2012 R. Guo Cross-Border Resource Managem. (ed. 2) v. 168 Underground drainage may prevent ready determination of the water-parting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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