"headwaters" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-headwaters.wav
Etymology: From head + waters. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|water|alt2=waters}} head + waters Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} headwaters pl (plural only)
  1. The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Water Synonyms: head-waters, head waters Translations (the set of streams that feed into the beginning of a river): capçalera (Catalan), source (French), cabeceira [feminine] (Galician), Quellflüsse [masculine, plural] (German), Quellgebiet [neuter] (German), sorgente [feminine] (Italian), 水上 (minakami) (Japanese), taiwhakaroto (Maori), nascente (Portuguese), cabeceira (Portuguese), olho-d’água (Portuguese), exsurgência (Portuguese), mina de água (Portuguese), fonte (Portuguese), cabecera [feminine] (Spanish), afloramiento [masculine] (Spanish), manantial [masculine] (Spanish), inantubig (Tagalog)
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