Word Meanings - CATCHDRAIN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch the surplus water.

• Water barometer
  A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three feet in height.
• WATERWILLOW
  An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.
• Water measure
  A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel.
• CATCHTITLE
  A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists, etc.
• WATERPARSNIP
  Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium, poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white flowers.
• Water brash
  See under Brash.
• Water oat
  Indian rice. See under Rice.
• WATERBED
  A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients.
• WATERPORE
  A pore by which the water tubes of various invertebrates open externally. 2. (Bot.)
• Water chestnut
  The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; -- called also water caltrop.
• Water plant
  A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.
• WATERCAN
  Any one of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; -- so called from the shape of the seed vessel. See Nuphar, and cf. Candock. Dr. Prior.
• WATERSAPPHIRE
  A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem; -- called also saphir d'eau.
• Water crowfoot
  An aquatic kind of buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis), used as food for cattle in parts of England.
• Water rail
  Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail.
• WATERCOURSE
  A running stream of water having a bed and banks; the easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream in its accustomed course. A water course may be sometimes dry. Angell. Burrill.
• Water engine
  An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine.
• Waterscape
  A sea view; -- distinguished from landscape.
• WATERELDER
  The guelder-rose.

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