Waterhead

Quick meaning: Waterhead is a noun meaning A spring or headwater.

Meaning

A spring or headwater.

More Meanings

1. An area of high elevation, viewed as the catchment basin for a region.
2. A reservoir or natural source of water that is put to use.
3. A portion of a device or system where water is stored before it is used, such as a header tank.
4. The amount of water or water pressure provided by a waterhead (reservoir or portion of a device that stores water).
5. A showerhead.
6. The place where water enters or exits a device or system
7. A water main

Example Sentences

Pukaki means a river source, the waterhead; so the name is literally descriptive.

At the true waterhead, where the road from Hawkshead joins the road round the lake, used to stand the Old Waterhead Inn.

The Kontum Highland area, near Kontum and Plei Ku, is the waterhead of the Sesan, while the Darlac Plain, near Ban Me Thuot, is the Srepok waterhead.

As a result of narrowing the stream channel, a waterhead is formed in front of a structure and the depth of water reaches the magnitude H, greater than the depth of an unelevated water a.

Word Forms

• waterheads
• waterheading
• waterheaded

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wellhead, headwater, headstream, head, watershed, water hole.

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