watershed
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Types & categories
- line hypernym
- continental divide hyponym
- Great Divide instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- separate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
flood control in the Missouri basin
Types & categories
- geographical area hypernym
- detention basin hyponym
- retention basin hyponym
Sense 3 noun
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
Types & categories
- juncture hypernym
- Fall of Man hyponym
- road to Damascus hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | separate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | continental divide |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Great Divide |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | geographical area |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | detention basin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | retention basin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | juncture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Fall of Man |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | road to Damascus |