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noun
An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: catchment basin, drainage basin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment basin, drainage area
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Narrower terms: detention basin, retention basin
History
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Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
