Search Result for "catchment_area":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet;
- Example: "flood control in the Missouri basin"
[syn: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

catchment area n 1: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri basin" [syn: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area]