catchment basin
catchment basin · catchment basins
Einzugsgebiet, Wassereinzugsgebiet
A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outletA topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.
Meaning
1 sensesA topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.
Einzugsgebiet, Wassereinzugsgebiet
More definitions
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Translations
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region:
Forms
plural: catchment basins| Singular | catchment basin |
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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 areadrainage area