| NOUN | location | river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries |
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| Meaning | The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet. | |
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| Synonyms | basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area | |
| Narrower | detention basin | A storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream |
| retention basin | A storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream | |
| Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
| Spanish | cuenca fluvial, cuenca hidrográfica, cuenca, dársena | |
| Catalan | conca hidrogràfica, conca, dàrsena | |
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