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• basin — ► NOUN 1) a large bowl or open container for preparing food or holding liquid. 2) a broadly circular valley or natural depression. 3) an area drained by a river and its tributaries. 4) an enclosed area of water for mooring boats. ORIGIN Latin… …   English terms dictionary

• basin — [[t]be͟ɪs(ə)n[/t]] basins 1) N COUNT A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food. Place the eggs and sugar in a large basin. ...a pudding basin. N COUNT: N of n A basin of something such as… …   English dictionary

• basin — basinal, adj. basined, adj. basinlike, adj. /bay seuhn/, n. 1. a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, esp. for washing. 2. any container of similar… …   Universalium

• basin — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bacin, from Late Latin bacchinon Date: 13th century 1. a. an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• basin */*/ — UK [ˈbeɪs(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms basin : singular basin plural basins 1) a large bowl fixed to the wall in a bathroom for washing your face and hands in 2) a round open container used for holding liquids or for storing or mixing… …   English dictionary

• basin — ba|sin [ beısn ] noun count ** 1. ) a large area of land whose surface water all flows into a particular river or lake: the Colorado River Basin a ) an enclosed area of water where boats can be kept b ) a large area of the Earth s surface that is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• basin — ba•sin [[t]ˈbeɪ sən[/t]] n. 1) a circular container with a greater width than depth, used chiefly to hold water for washing 2) the quantity held by such a container 3) a natural or artificial hollow place containing water 4) a partially enclosed …   From formal English to slang

• enclosed sea — a gulf, basin, or sea surrounded by two or more States and connected to another sea or the ocean by a narrow outlet or consisting entirely or primarily of the territorial seas and exclusive economic zones of two or more coastal States …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• basin — noun 1》 a large bowl or open container for washing in, preparing food, or holding liquid. 2》 a broadly circular valley or natural depression on the earth s surface.     ↘an area drained by a river and its tributaries.     ↘an enclosed area of… …   English new terms dictionary

• Mapimí Basin — ▪ basin, Mexico Spanish  Bolsón de Mapimí        enclosed depression in northern Mexico. Situated in the arid Mesa del Norte and averaging 3,000 feet (900 metres) in elevation, it is structurally similar to the Basin and Range Province in the… …   Universalium

• Shadwell Basin — was part of the London Docks, a group of docks built by the London Dock Company at Wapping, London, and part of the wider docks of the Port of London.Today Shadwell Basin is the most significant body of water surviving from the historical London… …   Wikipedia