catchment

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• catchment — (also catchment area) ► NOUN 1) the area from which a hospital s patients or a school s pupils are drawn. 2) the area from which rainfall flows into a river, lake, or reservoir …   English terms dictionary

• Catchment — Catch ment, n. A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• catchment — (n.) 1847, from CATCH (Cf. catch) (v.) + MENT (Cf. ment) …   Etymology dictionary

• catchment — [kech′mənt] n. 1. the catching or collecting of water, esp. rainfall 2. a reservoir or other basin for catching water 3. the water thus caught …   English World dictionary

• catchment — [[t]kæ̱tʃmənt[/t]] catchments N COUNT In geography, catchment is the process of collecting water, in particular the process of water flowing from the ground and collecting in a river. Catchment is also the water that is collected in this way.… …   English dictionary

• catchment — vandens baseinas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sausumos teritorijos dalis, iš kurios vanduo paviršiniu arba požeminiu srautu suteka į vandens objektą (upę, ežerą, jūrą ar kt.). atitikmenys: angl. catchment; catchment area; …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• Catchment — A catchment is any device or structure that captures water …   Wikipedia

• catchment — /kach meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of catching water. 2. something for catching water, as a reservoir or basin. 3. the water that is caught in such a catchment. [1840 50; CATCH + MENT] * * * …   Universalium

• catchment —   n. water collection; reservoir.    ♦ catchment area, area draining into reservoir, etc.; area from which institution draws its attendance …   Dictionary of difficult words

• catchment — n. the collection of rainfall. Phrases and idioms: catchment area 1 the area from which rainfall flows into a river etc. 2 the area served by a school, hospital, etc …   Useful english dictionary

• Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales) — Catchment Management Authorities are responsible for the management of water catchments in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The thirteen Catchment Management Authorities are statutory bodies within the Environment and Climate Change… …   Wikipedia