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subbasin

subbasin noun: a basin within a larger basin.

Noun

subbasin (plural subbasins)

  1. A basin within a larger basin.
    • Since 2006 the surface of the aquifer, in the Kaweah subbasin of the San Joaquin basin, has dropped 50 feet as farmers pumped deeper, Mr. Watte says.2009 May 14, Felicity Barringer, “Rising Calls to Regulate California Groundwater”, in New York Times

Forms of subbasin

pluralsubbasins

Origin of subbasin

From sub- + basin.

Questions about subbasin

What does subbasin mean?
Subbasin means a basin within a larger basin.
What part of speech is subbasin?
Subbasin is a noun.
What is the plural of subbasin?
The plural of subbasin is subbasins.

Words near subbasin in the dictionary

  1. subbasally
  2. subbase
  3. subbasement
  4. subbasements
  5. subbases
  6. subbasin
  7. subbasinal
  8. subbasins
  9. subbasis
  10. subbass
  11. subbasses

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