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1catchment — (also catchment area) ► NOUN 1) the area from which a hospital s patients or a school s pupils are drawn. 2) the area from which rainfall flows into a river, lake, or reservoir …
2Catchment — Catch ment, n. A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir. [1913 Webster] …
3catchment — (n.) 1847, from CATCH (Cf. catch) (v.) + MENT (Cf. ment) …
4catchment — [kech′mənt] n. 1. the catching or collecting of water, esp. rainfall 2. a reservoir or other basin for catching water 3. the water thus caught …
5catchment — [[t]kæ̱tʃmənt[/t]] catchments N COUNT In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.… …
6catchment — vandens baseinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sausumos teritorijos dalis, iš kurios vanduo paviršiniu arba požeminiu srautu suteka į vandens objektą (upę, ežerą, jūrą ar kt.). atitikmenys: angl. catchment; catchment area; …
7Catchment — A catchment is any device or structure that captures water …
8catchment — /kach meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of catching water. 2. something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin. 3. the water that is caught in such a catchment. [1840 50; CATCH + MENT] * * * …
9catchment — n. water collection; reservoir. ♦ catchment area, area draining into reservoir, etc.; area from which institution draws its attendance …
10catchment — n. the collection of rainfall. Phrases and idioms: catchment area 1 the area from which rainfall flows into a river etc. 2 the area served by a school, hospital, etc …
