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

Further reading

• “watergang”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.