water parting

American  

noun

1. a watershed or divide.

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water parting British  

noun

1. another term (esp US) for watershed

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Etymology

Origin of water parting

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Without waiting for them, he shuffled back into the crowd, which parted for him like water parting for a stone.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

This interesting route crosses the divortia aquarum, or water parting, of the continent at an elevation of only 730 feet above sea-level, at the Chivela Pass.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin

From out of it came the sound of water parting under iron bows.

From The Dust of Conflict by Bindloss, Harold

The water parting occurs in a swamp, from each end of which a small brook flows.

From Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30 by Sawyer-Harvey, Ruth

The village, a few houses between the mansion and the highway, is on the ridge of the water parting between the Cherwell and the Avon.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin