HyperDic: detention_basin

English > 1 sense of the expression detention basin:
NOUNlocationdetention basina storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
English > detention basin: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream.
Broaderriver basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage areaThe entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries

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