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catchment

English

Etymology

catch +? -ment.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kat?m?nt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kæt?m?nt/
  • Hyphenation: catch?ment

Noun

catchment (plural catchments)

  1. (often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
  2. A catchment area, or the people it serves.

Derived terms

  • catchment area
  • catchment basin

Translations

Verb

catchment (third-person singular simple present catchments, present participle catchmenting, simple past and past participle catchmented)

  1. To divide into catchment areas.
    the catchmenting of mental health services

Further reading

  • catchment area on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • drainage basin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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streamflow

English

Etymology

stream +? flow

Noun

streamflow (countable and uncountable, plural streamflows)

  1. The runoff of surface water through a channel.

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