drainage basin
drainage basin · drainage basins
бассейн, бассейн водоёма, водосбор, водосборная площадь
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; a watershed.
Meaning
1 sensesA topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.
Einzugsgebiet, Wassereinzugsgebiet
бассе́йнbasséjn, бассе́йн водоёмаbasséjn vodojóma, водосбо́рvodosbór
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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By meaning 1
topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet:
Forms
plural: drainage basins| Singular | drainage 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 basinbasinwatershedcatchment areacatchment basindrainage area