Found 2 items, similar to water parting.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: water parting water parting n : a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems [syn: watershed, divide]
English → English (gcide) Definition: water parting Watershed \Wa"ter*shed`\, n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to separate.] [1913 Webster] 1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake. [1913 Webster] 2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin; -- called also divide and water parting. [1913 Webster +PJC] 3. a point in time marking an important transition between two situations, or phases of an activity; a turning point. [PJC] Divide \Di*vide"\, n. A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called watershed and water parting. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a continental divide. [1913 Webster +PJC]