"catchment basin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catchment basins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} catchment basin (plural catchment basins)
  1. (hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet. Categories (topical): Hydrology Synonyms: catchment area, drainage basin, watershed [US] Translations (region): 集水盆地 (jíshuǐ péndì) (Chinese Mandarin), nedbørsfelt [neuter] (Danish), stroombekken [neuter] (Dutch), stroomgebied [neuter] (Dutch), rivierbekken [neuter] (Dutch), valuma-alue (Finnish), bassin versant [masculine] (French), წყალსაკრები აუზი (c̣q̇alsaḳrebi auzi) (Georgian), წყალსაკრები ფართობი (c̣q̇alsaḳrebi partobi) (Georgian), Stausee [masculine] (German), λεκάνη απορροής (lekáni aporroḯs) [feminine] (Greek), bacino imbrifero [masculine] (Italian), nedbørfelt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), nedbørfelt [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bacia hidrográfica [feminine] (Portuguese), bazin de captare [neuter] (Romanian), באַסיין (baseyn) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-catchment_basin-en-noun-IYJVFAJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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