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Catchment

/ˈkatʃmənt/

Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.

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📖 Definitions of "Catchment"

noun

1
Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
2
A catchment area, or the people it serves.

verb

1
To divide into catchment areas.
"the catchmenting of mental health services"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Catchment"

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watershednoun	(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
rivernoun	A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
pondnoun	An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
drainagenoun	A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
poolnoun	A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
lagoonnoun	A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
intakenoun	The quantity taken in.
tanknoun	A closed container for liquids or gases.
hydrological	Of or pertaining to hydrology.
hydrographic	Of or pertaining to hydrography.
basinnoun	A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
harvestingnoun	(agriculture) The gathering of a mature crop; a harvest.
rimnoun	An edge around something, especially when circular.
shootingnoun	(countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
slopenoun	An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
imagingnoun	The technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.
pick-upnoun	Alternative form of pickup. [An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.]
extractionnoun	The act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
collectionnoun	A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.
catchernoun	(baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.