catchment basin

English

Noun

catchment basin (plural catchment basins)

1. (hydrology) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet.

Synonyms

• catchment area
• drainage basin
• watershed (US)

Translations

region

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 集水盆地 (jíshuǐ péndì)

• Danish: nedbørsfelt n
• Dutch: stroombekken n, stroomgebied (nl) n, rivierbekken n
• Finnish: valuma-alue (fi)
• French: bassin versant (fr) m
• Georgian: წყალსაკრები აუზი (c̣q̇alsaḳrebi auzi), წყალსაკრები ფართობი (c̣q̇alsaḳrebi partobi)
• German: Stausee (de) m
• Greek: λεκάνη απορροής (el) f (lekáni aporroḯs)
• Italian: bacino imbrifero m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nedbørfelt n

  Nynorsk: nedbørfelt n

• Portuguese: bacia hidrográfica (pt) f
• Romanian: bazin de captare n
• Yiddish: באַסיין m (baseyn)