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headwaters

 

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Noun headwaters has 1 sense
  1. headwaters - the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"
    --1 is a kind of
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

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Headwaters

Noun:

1. The source of a stream or river.

Example sentence: The headwaters of the Mississippi River is located in Lake Itasca, Minnesota.

Noun:

2. The upper course of a river.

Example sentence: The headwaters flow quickly through the rocky terrain.

Noun:

3. The place where something begins; origin.

Example sentence: The headwaters of a successful business venture is a solid business plan.

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