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catchwater

catchwater noun: a device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.

Noun

catchwater (plural catchwaters)

  1. A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.

Forms of catchwater

pluralcatchwaters

Origin of catchwater

From catch + water.

Questions about catchwater

What does catchwater mean?
Catchwater means a device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
What part of speech is catchwater?
Catchwater is a noun.
What is the plural of catchwater?
The plural of catchwater is catchwaters.

Words near catchwater in the dictionary

  1. catchstitch
  2. catchstitches
  3. catcht
  4. catchup
  5. catchups
  6. catchwater
  7. catchwaters
  8. catchweed
  9. catchweed bedstraw
  10. catchweeds
  11. catchweight

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