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catchment

[ kach-muhnt ]

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.


catchment

/ ˈæʃəԳ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of catchment1

First recorded in 1840–50; catch + -ment
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Example Sentences

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The latest analysis covers four years of data from six sites that discharge sewage into the Lake Windermere catchment.

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About 24 million chickens, a quarter of the UK's poultry production, are raised in the river's catchment area.

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We met up with Tony Juniper of Natural England at the site of the pilot project for wild beaver release in England, the River Otter catchment in Devon.

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All primary schools in both Holyhead and the Amlwch catchment area have announced they will remain closed on Friday, while many schools in western Anglesey also decided to shut due to the weather risks.

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Parents of children that turn five in the next academic year have been asked to contact the school in the catchment area they live in by 31 January.

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