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drainage basin

drainage basin noun: a topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.

drainage basin: a topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed
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Noun

drainage basin (plural drainage basins)

  1. A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.
    • The efficient evaluation of these plans, which may include the construction of dams, reservoirs, and settling basins, requires information on sediment transport in the Cache Creek drainage basin.1967, Lawrence K. Lustig, Robert D. Busch, Sediment Transport in Cache Creek Drainage Basin in the Coast Ranges West of Sacramento, California, page 2

drainage basin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian

drainage basin in Hindi

topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet
जलविभाजन jalvibhājan

drainage basin in Tamil

வடிகால் தாலம்

drainage basin in Kannada

topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet
ಜಲಾನಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶ jalānayana pradēśa

drainage basin in Indonesian

topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet
daerah aliran sungai
More languagesFewer languages
drainage basin in Vietnamese
lưu vực

Synonyms of drainage basin

Forms of drainage basin

pluraldrainage basins

Questions about drainage basin

What does drainage basin mean?
Drainage basin means a topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.
What is drainage basin in Hindi?
Drainage basin in Hindi is जलविभाजन (jalvibhājan). See Drainage basin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is drainage basin?
Drainage basin is a noun.
What is the plural of drainage basin?
The plural of drainage basin is drainage basins.

Words near drainage basin in the dictionary

  1. drainability
  2. drainable
  3. drainage
  4. drainage area
  5. drainage areas
  6. drainage basin
  7. drainage basins
  8. drainage divide
  9. drainage divides
  10. drainage pipe
  11. drainage pipes

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