HyperDic: drainage_area

English > 1 sense of the expression drainage area:
NOUNlocationdrainage area, river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basinthe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
English > drainage area: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet.
Synonymsriver basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin
Narrowerdetention basinA storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
retention basinA storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
Broadergeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
Spanishcuenca fluvial, cuenca hidrográfica, cuenca, dársena
Catalanconca hidrogràfica, conca, dàrsena

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