catchment

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætʃmənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kach′mənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
catch•ment  (kach′mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of catching water.
  2. Civil Engineeringsomething for catching water, as a reservoir or basin.
  3. Civil Engineeringthe water that is caught in such a catchment.
  • catch + -ment 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catchment /ˈkætʃmənt/ n
  1. the act of catching or collecting water
  2. a structure in which water is collected
  3. the water so collected
  4. Brit the intake of a school from one catchment area
'catchment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basin - catchment area - drainage basin - zone - site catchment analysis

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