catchment area (redirected from catchment areas)

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.

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catchment area

Noun

1. the area of land draining into a river, basin, or reservoir

2. the area served by a particular school or hospital

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

catchment 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" catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed, 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 geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth

Translations

catchment area [ˈkætʃmənt-] n (BRIT) → zona de captación

catchment area [ˈkætʃmənt-] n (Brit) (Scol) → aire f de recrutement;

(Geo) → bassin m hydrographique

catchment area [ˈkætʃmənt-] catch (Brit) n → Einzugsgebiet nt

catchment area [ˈkætʃmənt-] n (BRIT ) (SCOL) → circoscrizione f scolare;

(GEO) → bacino pluviale