Usually means: Vertical extent of water body.
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  1. water column: Merriam-Webster
  2. water column: Wiktionary
  3. Water column: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Water column (lakes), water column: Encyclopedia

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
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  2. How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement (No longer online)

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  2. Glossary of Common Hearth and Heating Terms (No longer online)
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  4. Glossary of Water Resource Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (water column)

noun:  (environmental sciences, hydrology) A notional column of water from the surface to the bottom in a natural setting, notable for the differences in physical and chemical properties at various depths.
noun:  (deep-sea diving) The zone in which ascent and descent occur.
noun:  (rail transport) A column alongside a railway track used to replenish a steam engine's water supply.
noun:  The column of water inside the graduated cylinder of a pressure gauge that measures pressure in inches of water.

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