drainage basin

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1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Synonyms
  - 1.1.2 Translations

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Drainage basin

Drainage basin

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Singular
drainage basin

Plural
drainage basins

drainage basin (plural drainage basins)

(geography) A topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet; a watershed.

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topographic region in which all water drains to a common outlet

Dutch: stroomgebied nl(nl)
Finnish: valuma-alue fi(fi), vesistöalue fi(fi)
French: bassin de drainage, bassin hydrographique
Greek: λεκάνη απορροής el(el) (lekáni aporroís) f.

Hebrew: אגן היקוות he(he) (agán hikavút) m.
Italian: bacino idrografico m.
Swedish: flodområde, avrinningsområde

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