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drainage basin
drainage basinn. See watershed.drainage basin or drainage arean (Physical Geography) another name for catchment areadrain′age ba`sin
n. the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area , drain′age ar`ea. Compare watershed (def. 1). [1880–85, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  drainage basin - 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"catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, watershed, basindetention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstreamretention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstreamgeographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth |
Translationsdrainage basin
drainage basin: see catchment areacatchment area
or drainage basin,
area drained by a stream or other body of water. The limits of a given catchment area are the heights of land—often called drainage divides, or watersheds—separating it from neighboring drainage systems.
..... Click the link for more information. .drainage basin[′drān·ij ‚bā·sən] (hydrology) An area in which surface runoff collects and from which it is carried by a drainage system, as a river and its tributaries. Also known as catchment area; drainage area; feeding ground; gathering ground; hydrographic basin. drainage basinThe area within which all surface water flows toward the lowest point of its elevation.MedicalSeecatchment areadrainage basin
Related to drainage basin: watershed, Drainage patternsSynonyms for drainage basinnoun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributariesSynonyms- catchment area
- catchment basin
- drainage area
- river basin
- watershed
- basin
Related Words- detention basin
- retention basin
- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
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