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Catchment basin Moderate

Catchment basin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

"flood control in the Missouri basin"

2

A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
geographical area
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
detention basin retention basin
Rhyming Words
sin usin hsin osin tsin asin jasin yasin nisin lysin resin basin eosin losin rosin opsin elsin unsin sasin risin
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