WATERSHED


Meaning of WATERSHED in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ historic , important , major

▪ cultural , historical , political

VERB + WATERSHED

▪ be , mark , represent

▪ reach

WATERSHED + VERB

▪ divide sth

Darwin's theory of evolution was a ~ dividing the old way of thinking from the new.

WATERSHED + NOUN

▪ moment

a ~ moment in recent music history

▪ event

The completion of this project was a ~ event in the company's history.

▪ year

a ~ year for Japan

▪ project

▪ decision

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ between

The 19th century marked a ~ between the country's agricultural past and its industrial future.

▪ ~ for

The granting of the vote represented a ~ for the rights of women.

▪ ~ in

With the strike, a historical ~ in the development of the trade union movement was reached.

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