"river basin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: river basins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} river basin (plural river basins)
  1. (geography) An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers. Related terms: catchment area, drainage basin Translations (river basin): abhantrach [feminine] (Irish), bacino fluviale [masculine] (Italian), ಜಲಾನಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶ (jalānayana pradēśa) (Kannada), өзен алабы (özen alabı) (Kazakh), upýnas [masculine] (Lithuanian), lembangan sungai (Malay), elvebekken [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), elvebekken [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), zlewnia [feminine] (Polish), bazin fluvial [neuter] (Romanian), porečje [neuter] (Slovene), басейн рiчки (basejn ričky) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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