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water parting vs continental divide

continental divide vs water parting

water parting and continental divide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
water parting Yes No No No
continental divide Yes No No No
As nouns, continental divide is a hyponym of water parting; that is, continental divide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than water parting:
  • water parting: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
  • continental divide: the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
water parting (noun) continental divide (noun)
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
Difference between water parting and continental divide

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