catchment

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (attributive, often) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
2. A catchment area, or the people it serves.

Verb

To divide into catchment areas.

Sinonieme

catchment basin

drainage area

river basin

impound

valley

watershed

water tank

feeding ground

gathering ground

water catchment

basin

valley catchment area

catchment area

drainage basin

Vertalings

captage

bassin

captación

حوض الصرف

مستجمع مياه

Wassereinzugsgebiet

Niederschlagsgebiet

Auffangbecken

συλλεκτήρας

réservoir

secteur

captation

château d’eau

prise d’eau

captage d’eau

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkatʃmənt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From catch + -ment.