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Catchment basin   /kˈætʃmənt bˈeɪsən/   Listen
Catchment basin

noun
1.
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet.  Synonyms: basin, catchment area, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed.





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"Catchment basin" Quotes from Famous Books



... tribal or racial elements. The transference of a whole people from its native or adopted seat to a new habitat, as in the Voelkerwanderungen, empties the original district, which then becomes a catchment basin for various streams of people about its rim; and in the new territory it dislodges a few or all of the occupants, and thereby starts up a fresh movement as the original one ...
— Influences of Geographic Environment - On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography • Ellen Churchill Semple


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