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111water-soak — /waw teuhr sohk , wot euhr /, v.t. to soak or saturate with water. [1785 95] * * * …
112water-soluble — /waw teuhr sol yeuh beuhl, wot euhr /, adj. capable of dissolving in water. [1920 25] * * * …
113watersport — /waw teuhr spawrt , spohrt , wot euhr /, n. 1. a sport played or practiced on or in water, as swimming, water polo, or surfing. 2. watersports, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Slang. sexual activity that typically involves urinating on or being… …
114waterspout — /waw teuhr spowt , wot euhr /, n. 1. Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof. 2. a spout, duct, or the like, from which water is discharged. 3. a funnel… …
115Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park — /waw teuhr teuhn glay sheuhr, wot euhr / an international park in SW Canada and NW Montana, jointly administered by Canada and the U.S. since 1932 and encompassing Waterton Lakes National Park (Canada) and Glacier National Park (U.S.). 1584 sq.… …
116Waterton Lakes National Park — /waw teuhr teuhn, wot euhr / a national park in W Canada, in S Alberta. 220 sq. mi. (570 sq. km). * * * National park, western Canada. Located in southern Alberta, it was created in 1895. A mountain recreational area, it covers 129,920 acres… …
117Watertown — /waw teuhr town , wot euhr /, n. 1. a town in E Massachusetts, on the Charles River, near Boston: U.S. arsenal. 34,384. 2. a city in N New York. 27,861. 3. a town in NW Connecticut. 19,489. 4. a city in SE Wisconsin. 18,113. 5. a city in E South… …
118water-tube boiler — /waw teuhr toohb , tyoohb , wot euhr / a boiler for generating steam by passing water in tubes (water tubes) through flames and hot gases. Cf. fire tube boiler. [1870 75] * * * …
119water-vascular system — /waw teuhr vas kyeuh leuhr, wot euhr /, Zool. a system of closed, fluid filled tubes and ducts of echinoderms used in clinging, locomotion, feeding, and respiration. [1865 70] * * * …
120Waterville — /waw teuhr vil , wot euhr /, n. a city in SW Maine. 17,779. * * * ▪ Maine, United States city, Kennebec county, south central Maine, U.S., on the Kennebec River 54 miles (87 km) southwest of Bangor and 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Augusta …
