catchment basin
English
Noun
catchment
basin
(
plural
catchment basins
)
(
hydrology
)
A
topographic
region in which all water drains to a common
outlet
.
Synonyms
catchment area
drainage basin
watershed
(
US
)
Translations
region
Chinese:
Mandarin:
集水盆地
(
jíshuǐ péndì
)
Danish:
nedbørsfelt
n
Dutch:
stroombekken
n
,
stroomgebied
(nl)
n
,
rivierbekken
n
Finnish:
valuma-alue
(fi)
French:
bassin versant
(fr)
m
Georgian:
წყალსაკრები აუზი
(
c̣q̇alsaḳrebi auzi
)
,
წყალსაკრები ფართობი
(
c̣q̇alsaḳrebi partobi
)
German:
Stausee
(de)
m
Greek:
λεκάνη απορροής
(el)
f
(
lekáni aporroḯs
)
Italian:
bacino imbrifero
m
Norwegian:
Bokmål:
nedbørfelt
n
Nynorsk:
nedbørfelt
n
Portuguese:
bacia hidrográfica
(pt)
f
Romanian:
bazin de captare
n
Yiddish:
באַסיין
m
(
baseyn
)