catchment area

English

Noun

catchment area (plural catchment areas)

1. (hydrology) An area from which water drains into a particular lake, river, etc.; the catchment area of a large river includes its tributaries.

   Synonyms: catchment basin, drainage basin

2. The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.
   • 2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18:

     As well as the new station, the funding will allow the building of the Chelmsford North East bypass, enhancing access to and the catchment area of the station.

Translations

area from which water drains — see drainage basin,‎ catchment basin

area served by a local institution

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• German: Einzugsgebiet n

Further reading

• catchment area on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Colin McIntosh, editor (2013), “catchment area”, in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 1 March 2017, reproduced in the Cambridge English Dictionary website, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “catchment area”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.