noun
Etymology: Middle English
1. : a stringcourse or similar member when projecting so as to throw off water ; especially : the first table above the gound at the top of a foundation and beginning of the upper wall
2. : a gutter on the side of a road to carry off water
3. : the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water whether very near the surface or many feet below it — called also groundwater level