watershed

noun

/ˈwɔːtəʃed/

/ˈwɔːtərʃed/

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[countable] watershed (in something) an event or a period of time that marks an important change
- The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in Russia's history.
Extra Examples
- The 19th century marked a watershed between the country's agricultural past and its industrial future.
- The completion of this project was a watershed event in the company's history.
- The granting of the vote represented a watershed for the rights of women.
- With the strike, a historical watershed in the development of the trade union movement was reached.
- a watershed moment in recent music history
- a watershed year for Japan
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- historic
- important
- major
- …
verb + watershed
- be
- mark
- represent
- …
watershed + verb
- divide something
watershed + noun
- moment
- event
- year
- …
preposition
- watershed between
- watershed for
- watershed in
- …
See full entry
[countable] a line of high land where streams on one side flow into one river, and streams on the other side flow into a different river
the watershed
[singular] (in the UK) the time before which programmes that are not considered suitable for children may not be shown on television
- the 9 o’clock watershed
Topics TV, radio and newsc2

Word Originearly 19th cent.: from water + shed in the sense ‘ridge of high ground’ (related to the verb shed), suggested by German Wasserscheide.

单词	watershed
释义	watershed noun /ˈwɔːtəʃed/ /ˈwɔːtərʃed/ jump to other results [countable] watershed (in something) an event or a period of time that marks an important change The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in Russia's history. Extra Examples The 19th century marked a watershed between the country's agricultural past and its industrial future. The completion of this project was a watershed event in the company's history. The granting of the vote represented a watershed for the rights of women. With the strike, a historical watershed in the development of the trade union movement was reached. a watershed moment in recent music history a watershed year for Japan Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective historic important major … verb + watershed be mark represent … watershed + verb divide something watershed + noun moment event year … preposition watershed between watershed for watershed in … See full entry [countable] a line of high land where streams on one side flow into one river, and streams on the other side flow into a different river the watershed [singular] (in the UK) the time before which programmes that are not considered suitable for children may not be shown on television the 9 o’clock watershed Topics TV, radio and newsc2 Word Originearly 19th cent.: from water + shed in the sense ‘ridge of high ground’ (related to the verb shed), suggested by German Wasserscheide.
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