watergang

See also: water-gang and Watergang

English

Etymology

From Middle English watergang (“watercourse, drainage, ditch”), equivalent to water +‎ gang.

Noun

watergang (plural watergangs)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A mill race.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch waterganc, from Old Dutch *watargank. Equivalent to water +‎ gang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌɣɑŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧gang

Noun

watergang m (plural watergangen, diminutive watergangetje n)

  1. watercourse
  2. A waterway used for diverting disposed excess water.

French

Noun

watergang m (plural watergangs)

  1. water-gang

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