waterstream

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English water streme, from Old English wæterstrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *watarstraum, equivalent to water +‎ stream. Cognate with West Frisian wetterstream, Dutch waterstroom, German Wasserstrom.

Noun

waterstream (plural waterstreams)

  1. A stream of water.
    • 2009, Kosmas Pavlopoulos, Niki Evelpidou, Andreas Vassilopoulos, Mapping Geomorphological Environments, page 55:
      When the solid supply of a waterstream is high and the transfer capacity is not adequate for the transportation of the corresponding solid material, flow speed is reduced and deposition of the heavier solid material begins.