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retention basin

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Noun1.retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed, 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"


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