HyperDic: catchment

English > 1 sense of the word *catchment*:
NOUN	artifact	catchment	a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

catchment > pronunciation
Sounds	kae'chmahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *catchment*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area).
Broader	structure, construction	A thing constructed
Spanish	captación
Catalan	captació
Verbs	catch	take in and retain