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catchment

[ kach-muhnt ]
/ ˈkætʃ mənt /

noun

the act of catching water.
something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin.
the water that is caught in such a catchment.

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Origin of catchment

First recorded in 1840–50; catch + -ment

Words nearby catchment

catching, catching pen, catch in the act, catch it, catchline, catchment, catchment area, Catchment board, catch napping, catch off guard, catch on
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British Dictionary definitions for catchment

catchment
/ (ˈkætʃmənt) /

noun

the act of catching or collecting water
a structure in which water is collected
the water so collected
British the intake of a school from one catchment area
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