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catchment_basin

catchment basin

English

Noun

catchment basin ‎(plural catchment basins)

(hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.

Synonyms

Translations

region

French: bassin versant (fr) m
Greek: λεκάνη απορροής (el) f ‎(lekáni aporroís)

Italian: bacino imbrifero m
Romanian: bazin de captare n