Catchment

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A catching or collecting of water, especially rainwater.
  • n. A structure, such as a basin or reservoir, used for collecting or draining water.
  • n. The amount of water collected in such structure.
  • n. A catchment area.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Drainage: rarely used except in the following phrases.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
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