"catchment area" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catchment area.wav Forms: catchment areas [plural]
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  1. (hydrology) An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries. Synonyms: catchment basin, drainage basin
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  2. (by extension) The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station. Tags: broadly Translations (area served by a local institution): 招生地區 /招生地区 (zhāoshēng dìqū) (note: of a school) (Chinese Mandarin), 服務地區 /服务地区 (fúwù dìqū) (note: of any organisation) (Chinese Mandarin), verzorgingsgebied [neuter] (Dutch), vaikutusalue (Finnish), palvelualue (Finnish), bassin de soins (english: hospital) (French), Einzugsgebiet [neuter] (German), ellátási/szolgáltatási terület (Hungarian), vonzáskörzet (Hungarian), felvevőpiac (english: supply/demand) (Hungarian), dorzecze [neuter] (Polish), zlewnia [feminine] (Polish), zlewisko [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-catchment_area-en-noun-ZeuwjqsV Disambiguation of 'area served by a local institution': 11 89

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