"headwater" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-headwater.wav Forms: headwaters [plural]
Etymology: From head + water. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|water}} head + water Head templates: {{en-noun}} headwater (plural headwaters)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-headwater-en-noun-hknYM4zw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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