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