watercourse

wa·ter·course

W0047100 (wô′tər-kôrs′, wŏt′ər-)n.1. A natural or artificial channel through which water flows.2. A stream or river.

watercourse

(ˈwɔːtəˌkɔːs) n1. (Physical Geography) a stream, river, or canal2. (Physical Geography) the channel, bed, or route along which this flows

wa•ter•course

(ˈwɔ tərˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs, ˈwɒt ər-)

n. 1. a stream of water, as a river or brook. 2. the bed of a stream that flows only seasonally. 3. a channel conveying water. [1500–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watercourse - natural or artificial channel through which water flowschannel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"
	2.	watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earthstreambody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"branch - a stream or river connected to a larger onebrook, creek - a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"crossing, ford - a shallow area in a stream that can be fordedheadstream - a stream that forms the source of a rivermeander - a bend or curve, as in a stream or rivermidstream - the middle of a streamriver - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"rill, rivulet, runnel, streamlet, run - a small streamtidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream - a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
	3.	watercourse - a conduit through which water flowswaterwaycanal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigationflume - watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logsheadrace - a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbinetailrace - a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbineway - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"

Translations

corso d'acqua