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catchbasin

catchbasin is the alternative form of catch-basin.

Meaning of catch-basin

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

Forms of catchbasin

pluralcatchbasins

Questions about catchbasin

What is catchbasin the alternative form of?
Catchbasin is the alternative form of catch-basin.

Words near catchbasin in the dictionary

  1. catchability
  2. catchable
  3. catchall
  4. catchalls
  5. catchball
  6. catchbasin
  7. catchbasins
  8. catchbreath
  9. catchbreaths
  10. catchcries
  11. catchcry

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