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CATCHMENT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("catchment" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Derivation:
catch (take in and retain)