catch basin
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catch basin
n.1. A receptacle at the entrance to a sewer designed to keep out large or obstructive matter.
2. A reservoir for collecting surface drainage or runoff.
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catch basin
n (Civil Engineering) US and Canadian a pit in a drainage system in which matter that might otherwise block a sewer is collected so that it may periodically be removed. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): catch pit
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Primary waste types include leachate, grease and
grit trap waste, and oily waters.
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