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Definition of catchment - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
demographicsarea served by a service
- The school catchment includes three neighborhoods.
2.
geographyTECH. UK area from which water flows into a river or reservoirTECH. UK
- The catchment area determines the river's water volume.
3.
infrastructureTECH. UK structure that collects waterTECH. UK
- The catchment was built to prevent flooding.
Expressions with catchment
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area served by a local institution or service
The hospital's catchment area includes several towns.
reservoir or structure designed to gather rainfall and runoff
A new catchment basin was constructed to prevent flooding in the city.
Origin of catchment
English, catch (capture) + ment (suffix)
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hydrology
boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins
Examples of catchment in a sentence
Library services are limited to the local catchment. The catchment provides water for the entire region. Farmers rely on the catchment for irrigation. The catchment collects rainwater efficiently. Engineers designed a catchment for the reservoir.
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- French:bassin de population, bassin versant, ...
- German:Einzugsgebiet, Auffangbecken, ...
- Italian:bacino, bacino idrografico, ...
- Spanish:área de influencia, cuenca, ...
- Portuguese:área de influência, bacia hidrográfica, ...
- Chinese:招生区, 汇水区, ...
- Japanese:学区, 集水域, ...
- Arabic:مِنْطَقَة خِدْمَة, حَوْض التَصْرِيف, ...
- Hebrew:אֵזוֹר שֵׁרוּת, אַגַּן נִיקּוּז, ...
- Russian:район обслуживания, водосборный бассейн, ...
- Ukrainian:шкільний район, водозбірний басейн, ...
- Hindi:सेवा क्षेत्र, जलग्रहण क्षेत्र, ...
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