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detention basins

detention basins is the plural of detention basin.

Meaning of detention basin

Noun

detention basin (plural detention basins)

  1. A depression in the ground installed on a river or stream, which temporarily fills with rainwater that would otherwise cause flooding or downstream erosion, which can then be released at a controlled rate.

Questions about detention basins

What is detention basins the plural of?
Detention basins is the plural of detention basin.

Words near detention basins in the dictionary

  1. detented
  2. detentes
  3. detenting
  4. detention
  5. detention basin
  6. detention basins
  7. detention cell
  8. detention cells
  9. detention center
  10. detention centers
  11. detention centre

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