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DETENTION BASIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("detention basin" is a kind of...):
basin; catchment area; catchment basin; drainage area; drainage basin; river basin; watershed (the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet)
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