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catch-basin

catch-basin noun: a cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.

Noun

catch-basin (plural catch-basins)

  1. A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.
    • There has been expended, during the year, in the three districts, for repairs of sewers and catch basins, for altering man holes and catch basin covers to suit changes of grade of the streets[…]1862, Chicago City, Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Common Council

Synonyms of catch-basin

Forms of catch-basin

pluralcatch-basins
alternative formcatchbasin
alternative formcatch basin

Questions about catch-basin

What does catch-basin mean?
Catch-basin means a cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matter that would not pass readily through the sewer.
What part of speech is catch-basin?
Catch-basin is a noun.
What is the plural of catch-basin?
The plural of catch-basin is catch-basins.

Words near catch-basin in the dictionary

  1. catch-all word
  2. catch-allism
  3. catch-alls
  4. catch-as-catch-can
  5. catch-ball
  6. catch-basin
  7. catch-basins
  8. catch-breath
  9. catch-breaths
  10. catch-coldy
  11. catch-dog

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