"detention time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: detention times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} detention time (countable and uncountable, plural detention times)
  1. (hydrology) The amount of time that water is retained in a basin or vessel, or the elapsed time of the water entering a settling basin until it flows out the other end. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hydrology
    Sense id: en-detention_time-en-noun-Hh3UFeXU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences
  2. (road transport, automotive) The total amount of time that a truck and its driver must wait at a shipping or receiving facility to load or unload their truck beyond the scheduled appointment time. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive, Road transport
    Sense id: en-detention_time-en-noun-A~u~Z9qh Topics: automotive, road, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lake retention time

Inflected forms

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