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drainage basin

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drainage basin
n.
An area drained by a river system.
drainage basin, area
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another name for catchment area
drainage basin  (drnj)
An area drained by a river system. A drainage basin includes all areas that gather precipitation water and direct it to a particular stream, stream system, lake, or other body of standing water.
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Noun1.drainage basindrainage basin - 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 area, 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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Besides the graffiti, the vandals ripped off a wooden door leading to the roof and threw it into a nearby drainage basin, removed a window screen and wrapped it around a wooden cross on the church roof at the back of the property and disconnected a green slide from the church playground.
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