Definitions for catchment
ˈkætʃ məntcatch·ment

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1. catchmentnoun

   a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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1. catchmentnoun

   Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water.

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1. catchment

   A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern.Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, "watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of a drainage divide. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, the water converges to a single point inside the basin, known as a sink, which may be a permanent lake, a dry lake, or a point where surface water is lost underground.Drainage basins are similar but not identical to hydrologic units, which are drainage areas delineated so as to nest into a multi-level hierarchical drainage system. Hydrologic units are defined to allow multiple inlets, outlets, or sinks. In a strict sense, all drainage basins are hydrologic units but not all hydrologic units are drainage basins.

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1. catchment

   A catchment, also known as a watershed, is an area of land where all the precipitation that falls will collect or drain into a specific water body such as a river, lake, or reservoir. It includes all the water, from rain, snow, and other sources, that flows or drains off the land into the specified body of water. The boundary of a catchment is defined by the topographic high point from which water flows down into the water body. Catchments play a critical role in the water cycle and in managing water resources.

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1. Catchmentnoun

   a surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of catchment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of catchment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of catchment in a Sentence

1. Thaung Tun:

   Catchment area would be twice the size of Singapore. This would mean that a lot of villages will have been displaced from their accessible land. That is the issue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catchment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Catchment
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catchment
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catchment