catchment area

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

basin river basin watershed drainage basin catchment basin drainage area boundary pool reservoir pond catchment clientele school district swimming pool area from which water drains
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Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Hyponyms

detention basin retention basin

Examples

flood control in the Missouri basin Source: Internet

Although the Council invoked powers under RIPA to establish whether a family fell into a certain school catchment area, when taken before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal it was found guilty of improper use of surveillance powers. Source: Internet

He noted that the usage of the device had also increased clinic attendance by 8.4 per cent, with over 25 per cent of visiting patients’ resident outside the catchment area of the facility. Source: Internet

Coupled with supplementation from Bhima and the intermediary catchment area between Narayanpur and Jurala, the inflows into Jurala reached 3.25 cusecs by 9 p.m. on Saturday,” flood monitoring officials at Jurala stated. Source: Internet

Child food poverty doesn't have a catchment area. Source: Internet

Ideally, this would mean no cases with an unknown origin in a school’s catchment area for the preceding two weeks. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

catchline catchmark catchment catchment areas catchment basin catchment basins