catchment

American  

[kach-muhnt] / ˈkætʃ mənt /

noun

1. the act of catching catch water.

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

3. the water that is caught catch in such a catchment.

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catchment British  

/ ˈkætʃmənt /

noun

1. the act of catching or collecting water

2. a structure in which water is collected

3. the water so collected

4. the intake of a school from one catchment area

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Etymology

Origin of catchment

First recorded in 1840–50; catch + -ment

Example Sentences

In August 2020, the government announced Eurasian beavers, of unknown origin, living wild on the River Otter, were permitted to remain permanently and to expand their population into neighbouring catchments.

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Vella said his school served "one of the most deprived catchments in Somerset", where nearly 40% of his pupils are eligible for free school meals and families are now dependent on the voucher support.

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However, the walk-in clinics are expected to have catchment areas and the first centre has restrictions on who can attend in this pilot phase.

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The baby bundles will be available to those in Flying Start catchment areas - a Welsh government programme which targets disadvantaged communities - and contains essential items to support new parents and their babies.

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"In terms of education, I know how lucky we are in be in a good catchment area - but we need to be balancing things out a bit," he added.

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