HyperDic: retention_basin

English > 1 sense of the expression retention basin:
NOUNlocationretention basina storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
English > retention basin: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing 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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