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单词 drainage basin
释义

drainage basin

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noun

the area drained by a river and all its tributaries.
Also called catchment area, drainage area .
Compare watershed (def. 2).

Origin of drainage basin

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby drainage basin

drag up, drahthaar, drail, drain, drainage, drainage basin, drainage tube, drainageway, drainboard, drainer, drainfield
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Example sentences from the Web for drainage basin

  • Taken as a whole, the Two Medicine drainage-basin is an epitome of Glacier in miniature.

    The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard

British Dictionary definitions for drainage basin

drainage basin

drainage area


noun

another name for catchment area
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for drainage basin

drainage basin
[ drānĭj ]

An area drained by a river system. A drainage basin includes all areas that gather precipitation water and direct it to a particular stream, stream system, lake, or other body of standing water.
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