river basin
An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or…An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers.
» The whole Mississippi river basin from the Gulf of Mexico and up to the Great Lakes area used to be French territory.
Das gesamte Einzugsgebiet des Mississippi, vom Golf von Mexiko bis hinauf zu den Großen Seen, war einmal französisches Gebiet.
Meaning
1 sensesAn extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers.
басейн рiчкиbasejn ričky
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Examples
2 sentencesThe whole Mississippi river basin from the Gulf of Mexico and up to the Great Lakes area used to be French territory.
deDas gesamte Einzugsgebiet des Mississippi, vom Golf von Mexiko bis hinauf zu den Großen Seen, war einmal französisches Gebiet.
Water managers in the Colorado River Basin have mobilized users to conserve water in response to ongoing drought intensified by higher temperatures.
Translations
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Forms
plural: river basins| Singular | river basin |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet:basinwatersheddrainage basincatchment areacatchment basindrainage area