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drainage area

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Noun1.drainage areadrainage 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 area, catchment basin, 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


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Total drainage area on the paper side of the fabric is one of the best ways to characterize fabrics.
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Another group of residents, hoping to turn a neglected drainage area into a park, came forward to request the skatepark be built in their neighborhood.
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