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English
Etymology
From Middle English watergang (“watercourse, drainage, ditch”), equivalent to water + gang.
Noun
watergang (plural watergangs)
- (Scotland, archaic) A mill race.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch waterganc, from Old Dutch *watargank. Equivalent to water + gang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌɣɑŋ/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧gang
Noun
watergang m (plural watergangen, diminutive watergangetje n)
- watercourse
- a waterway used for diverting disposed excess water
French
Noun
watergang m (plural watergangs)
- water-gang
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