catchment area
catchment area · catchment areas
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An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etcAn area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
» The hospital's catchment area is the hospital's city plus the 3 adjacent towns.
Meaning
2 sensesAn area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
(broadly)The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.
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- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Examples
1 sentencesThe hospital's catchment area is the hospital's city plus the 3 adjacent towns.
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area served by a local institution:
Forms
plural: catchment areas| Singular | catchment area |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet:river basinbasinwatersheddrainage basincatchment basindrainage area