noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkatʃmənt/
General-American:/ˈkɛt͡ʃmənt/
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rhymes with -ætʃmənt
CMU ARPABET:K AE1 CH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A catchment area, or the people it serves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To divide into catchment areas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the catchmenting of mental health services
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
History
Etymology
From catch + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
дренаж
(drenaž)
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Bulgarian:
каптаж
(kaptaž)
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Bulgarian:
водосбор
(vodosbor)
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Finnish:
valuma-alue
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Finnish:
sadealue
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Galician:
bacía
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
German:
Einzugsgebiet
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
German:
Niederschlagsgebiet
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
German:
Wassereinzugsgebiet
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Greek:
λεκάνη
(lekáni)
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Italian:
bacino
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Italian:
invaso
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Māori:
riu hopuwai
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Norwegian:
nedslagsdistrikt
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Norwegian Bokmål:
nedbørsfelt
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Polish:
zlewnia
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Polish:
zlewisko
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Romanian:
domeniu de precipitații
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Russian:
водосбо́р
(vodosbór)
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Russian:
водосбо́рный бассе́йн
(vodosbórnyj basséjn)
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
Turkish:
havza
— any structure or land feature which catches and holds water
