| 单词 | catchment basin |
| 释义 | catchment basin (once / 909178 pages) n WORD FAMILY catchment basin: catchment basins USAGE EXAMPLESFor years, wood charcoal burners had been destroying this forest, the catchment basin for the Lilongwe River, the source of the capital’s water. New York Times(Aug 20, 2016) The Green Sports Alliance has seen venues in other states install catchment basins that collect and save rainwater for reuse. Los Angeles Times(Jun 07, 2015) This could take the form of catchment basins, where water is diverted out of the river to replenish ground aquifers. BBC(Dec 19, 2014) n the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet Syn|Hypo|Hyper basin, catchment area, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed detention basin a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream retention basina storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth |
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