catchment

[ kach-muhnt ]

noun
  1. the act of catching water.

  2. something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin.

  1. the water that is caught in such a catchment.

Origin of catchment

1
First recorded in 1840–50; catch + -ment

Words Nearby catchment

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British Dictionary definitions for catchment

catchment

/ (ˈkætʃmənt) /


noun
  1. the act of catching or collecting water

  2. a structure in which water is collected

  1. the water so collected

  2. British the intake of a school from one catchment area

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