watershed
an important event or turning point
TRANSLATION
watershed [turning point] = Wendepunkt watershed [hydro] = Wassereinzugsgebiet, Wasserscheide --- GOOGLE INDEX watershed: approximately 26,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Year ten in school (ages 14-15) is seen by many as a WATERSHED. If your teen gets through this year and is still motivated, enthusiastic and working well, she's more than likely to continue doing well.
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The passing of Steve Jobs on 5 October 2011 is a WATERSHED moment.
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The passing of Steve Jobs on 5 October 2011 is a WATERSHED moment.
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watershed
noun
- an event or period which is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Watershed was originally a term in geography that describes:
- a ridge of land separating rivers and streams flowing in one direction from those flowing in the opposite direction (probably borrowed in the translation of the German "Wasserscheide")
- the area through which such divided water flows (more common in America)
Adventure writer Jack London refers to watersheds in several of his books, such as in his most famous work The Call Of The Wild: "On the opposite slope of the watershed they came down into a level country where were great stretches of forest and many streams, and through these great stretches they ran steadily, hour after hour, the sun rising higher and the day growing warmer."
The figurative meaning of watershed comes from the literal meaning of a point, or division in a river, or stream where the river is split into two distinct paths that will not intersect again.
In television, the term watershed (alternatively referred to as safe harbor in the United States) denotes the time period in a television schedule during which programs with adult content can air.
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SYNONYMS
turning point, landmark
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"September 11 was a watershed event for the whole world."
noun
- an event or period which is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Watershed was originally a term in geography that describes:
- a ridge of land separating rivers and streams flowing in one direction from those flowing in the opposite direction (probably borrowed in the translation of the German "Wasserscheide")
- the area through which such divided water flows (more common in America)
Adventure writer Jack London refers to watersheds in several of his books, such as in his most famous work The Call Of The Wild: "On the opposite slope of the watershed they came down into a level country where were great stretches of forest and many streams, and through these great stretches they ran steadily, hour after hour, the sun rising higher and the day growing warmer."
The figurative meaning of watershed comes from the literal meaning of a point, or division in a river, or stream where the river is split into two distinct paths that will not intersect again.
In television, the term watershed (alternatively referred to as safe harbor in the United States) denotes the time period in a television schedule during which programs with adult content can air.
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SYNONYMS
turning point, landmark
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"September 11 was a watershed event for the whole world."
