Catchment
/kˈætʃmənt/
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Definition
(noun) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
Sentence Examples
They are pumping freshwater from the river catchment.
The hospital's catchment area is the hospital's city plus the 3 adjacent towns.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The river's ____ area covers several hundred square miles of land city.