catchmentn.

Brit.

/ˈkatʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈkɛtʃm(ə)nt/,

/ˈkætʃm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: catch v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < catch v. + -ment suffix.

1. The area of land drained by a particular river system, reservoir, or other body of water; a drainage basin; = catchment area n. 1, catchment basin n. Cf. watershed n.¹ 3(b).

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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > land near river > [noun] > catchment area

valleyc1790

basin1804

river basin1824

watershed1839

catchment1844

catchment basin1844

drainage1866

gathering-ground1877

drainage-basin1882

catchment area2001

1844 Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 184/1 Rain water precipitated over the catchment, or surface of country drained by the river, is at once discharged into and confined to its narrow bed.

1896 Ann. Rep. State Geologist New Jersey 1895 141 The Passaic, as a whole, has a catchment of 949 square miles, of which 508 square miles lies on the Highlands.

1921 Dam across Yellowstone River: Hearing before Comm. Irrigation (U.S. Senate, 66th Congr., 3rd Sess.) 97 A dam at the outlet of Lake Yellowstone, converting the 800 square miles of area into a great reservoir that will gather and store the spring waters of the lake's great catchment.

1964 Times of India 13 Apr. 1/3 The Sharavathy catchment receives over 250 inches of rainfall per annum.

2009 S. K. F. Stoddart Hist. Dict. Etruscans 17 The Arno rises in the Apennines..and runs some 241 kilometers.., covering a catchment of some 8,247 square kilometers, until it reaches the sea.

2. The action or process of collecting water, esp. the collection of rainfall or surface water from a drainage basin for public use.

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1860 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 30 Nov. [The Vatry river's] great place of catchment, the Callery Moor,..possesses great quantities of slaty rock.

1886 Engin. News 12 June 370/3 Impounding reservoirs for the catchment of surface drainage.

1897 Athenæum 10 Apr. 485/2 These cisterns were, probably, only for the catchment of rain from this hill, as they were too high up to receive water from elsewhere.

1943 Plant Physiol. 18 252 To prevent catchment of rain water..the buckets were sealed with two layers of oil cloth.

1964 Observer 15 Mar. 21/6 In the hills..more land will be afforested and more valleys dammed for water catchment and power.

2007 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 May 13 This Government needs to look at the long-term catchment of the water in the Territory.

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

单词	catchment
释义	catchmentn. Brit. /ˈkatʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈkɛtʃm(ə)nt/, /ˈkætʃm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: catch v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < catch v. + -ment suffix. 1. The area of land drained by a particular river system, reservoir, or other body of water; a drainage basin; = catchment area n. 1, catchment basin n. Cf. watershed n.¹ 3(b). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > land near river > [noun] > catchment area valleyc1790 basin1804 river basin1824 watershed1839 catchment1844 catchment basin1844 drainage1866 gathering-ground1877 drainage-basin1882 catchment area2001 1844 Dublin Univ. Mag. Aug. 184/1 Rain water precipitated over the catchment, or surface of country drained by the river, is at once discharged into and confined to its narrow bed. 1896 Ann. Rep. State Geologist New Jersey 1895 141 The Passaic, as a whole, has a catchment of 949 square miles, of which 508 square miles lies on the Highlands. 1921 Dam across Yellowstone River: Hearing before Comm. Irrigation (U.S. Senate, 66th Congr., 3rd Sess.) 97 A dam at the outlet of Lake Yellowstone, converting the 800 square miles of area into a great reservoir that will gather and store the spring waters of the lake's great catchment. 1964 Times of India 13 Apr. 1/3 The Sharavathy catchment receives over 250 inches of rainfall per annum. 2009 S. K. F. Stoddart Hist. Dict. Etruscans 17 The Arno rises in the Apennines..and runs some 241 kilometers.., covering a catchment of some 8,247 square kilometers, until it reaches the sea. 2. The action or process of collecting water, esp. the collection of rainfall or surface water from a drainage basin for public use. ΚΠ 1860 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 30 Nov. [The Vatry river's] great place of catchment, the Callery Moor,..possesses great quantities of slaty rock. 1886 Engin. News 12 June 370/3 Impounding reservoirs for the catchment of surface drainage. 1897 Athenæum 10 Apr. 485/2 These cisterns were, probably, only for the catchment of rain from this hill, as they were too high up to receive water from elsewhere. 1943 Plant Physiol. 18 252 To prevent catchment of rain water..the buckets were sealed with two layers of oil cloth. 1964 Observer 15 Mar. 21/6 In the hills..more land will be afforested and more valleys dammed for water catchment and power. 2007 Northern Territory News (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 May 13 This Government needs to look at the long-term catchment of the water in the Territory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1844
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