[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

water parting \water parting\ phys. geog.
   a summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to
   different streams; a line separating the drainage districts
   of two streams or coasts; a divide; a watershed.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

watershed \wa"tershed`\, 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
see also:
divide water parting 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

divide \divide"\, 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
see also:
watershed water parting continental divide 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

water parting
     n : a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
         syn: watershed, divide
see also:
watershed divide 

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