watergang
See also: water-gang and Watergang
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English watergang (“watercourse, drainage, ditch”), equivalent to water + gang.
Noun edit
watergang (plural watergangs)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch waterganc, from Old Dutch *watargank. Equivalent to water + gang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
watergang m (plural watergangen, diminutive watergangetje n)
- watercourse
- A waterway used for diverting disposed excess water.
French edit
Noun edit
watergang m (plural watergangs)
Further reading edit
- “watergang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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