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Watershed

/wˈɔtəˌrʃɛd/
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(noun) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.

Boston is in the Neponset River watershed.
This is a watershed moment for the whole industry.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The discovery of the new vaccine was a ____ moment in the history of medicine, saving many millions of lives today.

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