catch basinn.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃ ˌbeɪsn/, U.S.

/ˈkɛtʃ ˌbeɪsn/,

/ˈkætʃ ˌbeɪsn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., basin n.

Etymology: < catch v. + basin n. Compare slightly earlier catch reservoir n.

1. A large, man-made or natural reservoir, which collects rainfall or surface water, esp. one which stores water for public use or contains floodwater. Chiefly North American in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > constructed reservoir

recluse1593

conservera1614

reserver1615

conservatory1626

tank1634

reservatory1666

reservoir1686

kund1837

impounding reservoir1875

catch basin1884

spring box1887

tank1898

1850 Act 11 & 12 Victoria c. 63 There is the means of completely draining the agricultural land by having sufficient catch-basins to receive the land drainage during the flow of the tide.

1881 Belfast News-let. 8 Oct. 8/5 There was a large catch-basin, from which..they could get a water supply.

1884 Science 3 372/1 It may fairly be questioned..whether any extension of forests, or system of catch-basins or reservoirs, could possibly retain or mitigate..such general and overwhelming floods.

1939 California: Guide to Golden State (Federal Writers' Project) 618 Baldwin Lake,..a natural catch basin for mountain water, is normally about one-fifth the size of Big Bear Lake.

1967 Irish Times 21 July 1/2 A vast programme of reservoirs and catch basins has been proposed..to prevent any repetition of the catastrophic floods.

2012 Marin (Calif.) Independent Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Aug. Work is proceeding on an ambitious $130 million effort to re-plumb the Ross Valley by diverting stormwater to huge catch basins in Ross, San Anselmo and Fairfax.

2. Originally and chiefly North American. A receptacle at the entry to a sewer or drain designed to trap debris and prevent the entry from becoming clogged or blocked.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage > pits

cesspool1671

catch-pit1811

catch basin1855

soakpit1898

soakaway1916

soakway1956

1855 Rep. & Plan Sewerage Chicago 13 To prevent sand, or other heavy substances, on the surface of the streets, from washing into the sewers, and thus clogging them, there is to be, at the corner of each block, a catch basin, similar to those used in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.

1889 Standard (Melbourne) 16 Nov. How many years elapse between the catch basins of the drains being cleaned out?

1944 Winnipeg Free Press 27 June 1/6 Householders..feared their basements would be flooded..due to the catch basin in the street not being able to take away the rain fast enough.

1979 N.Y. Times 23 Feb. b2/1 The city's Environmental Protection Administration..has 20 four-man crews that do nothing but clean catch basins.

2012 T. Farmer & M. Foley Murder in Wellesley iv. 40 When the heavy drain was lifted off.., Trooper Scott Jennings..peered into the dim catch basin, where he was drawn to a bright blue object on the bottom.

3. figurative (originally and chiefly North American). A place to which people of a particular kind (esp. those considered undesirable) are drawn or in which they settle.

ΚΠ

1874 Semi-Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 20 June The vast region of the Southwest is being looked to as the great catch-basin for the crowded capitalists, farmers, planters and stock-growers of the world.

1921 Emergency Immigration Legislation 22 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (67th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives) The French press viewed with alarm the vast number of aliens, whom it characterized as ‘the dregs of Europe’,..fearing that France..might become the catchbasin for these undesirables.

1983 K. C. Kearns Georgian Dublin iii. 45 The Great Famine when Dublin became the principal urban catchbasin for the rural masses fleeing hardship.

2016 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Nov. mm34 The neighborhood..has long absorbed new immigrants but has also become the catch basin for the city's poorer residents.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	catch basin
释义	catch basinn. Brit. /ˈkatʃ ˌbeɪsn/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃ ˌbeɪsn/, /ˈkætʃ ˌbeɪsn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: catch v., basin n. Etymology: < catch v. + basin n. Compare slightly earlier catch reservoir n. 1. A large, man-made or natural reservoir, which collects rainfall or surface water, esp. one which stores water for public use or contains floodwater. Chiefly North American in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > constructed reservoir recluse1593 conservera1614 reserver1615 conservatory1626 tank1634 reservatory1666 reservoir1686 kund1837 impounding reservoir1875 catch basin1884 spring box1887 tank1898 1850 Act 11 & 12 Victoria c. 63 There is the means of completely draining the agricultural land by having sufficient catch-basins to receive the land drainage during the flow of the tide. 1881 Belfast News-let. 8 Oct. 8/5 There was a large catch-basin, from which..they could get a water supply. 1884 Science 3 372/1 It may fairly be questioned..whether any extension of forests, or system of catch-basins or reservoirs, could possibly retain or mitigate..such general and overwhelming floods. 1939 California: Guide to Golden State (Federal Writers' Project) 618 Baldwin Lake,..a natural catch basin for mountain water, is normally about one-fifth the size of Big Bear Lake. 1967 Irish Times 21 July 1/2 A vast programme of reservoirs and catch basins has been proposed..to prevent any repetition of the catastrophic floods. 2012 Marin (Calif.) Independent Jrnl. (Nexis) 16 Aug. Work is proceeding on an ambitious $130 million effort to re-plumb the Ross Valley by diverting stormwater to huge catch basins in Ross, San Anselmo and Fairfax. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. A receptacle at the entry to a sewer or drain designed to trap debris and prevent the entry from becoming clogged or blocked. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > ditching or drainage > [noun] > other types of drainage > pits cesspool1671 catch-pit1811 catch basin1855 soakpit1898 soakaway1916 soakway1956 1855 Rep. & Plan Sewerage Chicago 13 To prevent sand, or other heavy substances, on the surface of the streets, from washing into the sewers, and thus clogging them, there is to be, at the corner of each block, a catch basin, similar to those used in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. 1889 Standard (Melbourne) 16 Nov. How many years elapse between the catch basins of the drains being cleaned out? 1944 Winnipeg Free Press 27 June 1/6 Householders..feared their basements would be flooded..due to the catch basin in the street not being able to take away the rain fast enough. 1979 N.Y. Times 23 Feb. b2/1 The city's Environmental Protection Administration..has 20 four-man crews that do nothing but clean catch basins. 2012 T. Farmer & M. Foley Murder in Wellesley iv. 40 When the heavy drain was lifted off.., Trooper Scott Jennings..peered into the dim catch basin, where he was drawn to a bright blue object on the bottom. 3. figurative (originally and chiefly North American). A place to which people of a particular kind (esp. those considered undesirable) are drawn or in which they settle. ΚΠ 1874 Semi-Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 20 June The vast region of the Southwest is being looked to as the great catch-basin for the crowded capitalists, farmers, planters and stock-growers of the world. 1921 Emergency Immigration Legislation 22 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (67th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives) The French press viewed with alarm the vast number of aliens, whom it characterized as ‘the dregs of Europe’,..fearing that France..might become the catchbasin for these undesirables. 1983 K. C. Kearns Georgian Dublin iii. 45 The Great Famine when Dublin became the principal urban catchbasin for the rural masses fleeing hardship. 2016 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Nov. mm34 The neighborhood..has long absorbed new immigrants but has also become the catch basin for the city's poorer residents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850
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