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catchment area

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catchment area
n.
1. The area drained by a river or body of water. Also called catchment basin.
2. The surrounding area served by an institution, such as a hospital or school.

catchment area
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the area of land bounded by watersheds draining into a river, basin, or reservoir Also called catchment basin drainage area drainage basin
2. the area from which people are allocated to a particular school, hospital, etc.

catchment area  (kchmnt, kch-)
1. The area drained by a river or body of water.
2. The area that absorbs water that contributes to a specific region's groundwater supply.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.catchment areacatchment area - 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"
detention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
Translations
catchment area
catchment area n (Brit) (of school, hospital) → bacino di utenza (Geog) → bacino imbrifero
catchment area n (Brit) (of school, hospital) → bacino di utenza (Geog) → bacino imbrifero


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Other hospitals in the database are not viewed as comparable because they have higher or lower annual visits, are in a different geographic area, or have a demographically different catchment area.
Thus the curators have made an almost quixotic effort to scour every inch of their catchment area, which extends beyond the five boroughs into New Jersey and upstate.
F4 = a multiplier to account for cases of salmonellosis that occurred in the FoodNet catchment area but were not confirmed by fecal culture, and subsequently, not ascertained by FoodNet.
 
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