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catchment areas

catchment areas is the plural of catchment area.

Meaning of catchment area

Noun

catchment area (plural catchment areas)

  1. An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.
  2. (broadly) The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.
    • As well as the new station, the funding will allow the building of the Chelmsford North East bypass, enhancing access to and the catchment area of the station.2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18

Questions about catchment areas

What is catchment areas the plural of?
Catchment areas is the plural of catchment area.

Words near catchment areas in the dictionary

  1. catchlines
  2. catchmark
  3. catchmarks
  4. catchment
  5. catchment area
  6. catchment areas
  7. catchment basin
  8. catchment basins
  9. catchmented
  10. catchmenting
  11. catchments

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