cours d'eau

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

cours d’eau m (plural cours d’eau)

  1. (geography) watercourse, waterway, stream, run
    Hyponyms: affluent, canal, effluent, fleuve, marigot, rivière, ru, ruisseau
    Holonym: eau de surface
    Meronyms: berge, bras, cascade, chute d’eau, confluent, embouchure, gué, lit, rapides, source