drainage basin

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolcuenca cuenca hidrográfica

Françaisbassin versant

DeutschEinzugsgebiet Wassereinzugsgebiet

21 more languages

Bosanskiслив

Catalàconca

Češtinapovodí úmoří

Danskafvandingsområde

Ελληνικάλεκάνη απορροής

Suomivaluma-alue vesistö vesistöalue

हिन्दीजलविभाजन

Hrvatskiслив

Bahasa Indonesiadaerah aliran sungai

Italianobacino idrografico bacino imbrifero

日本語流域

ქართულიწყალსაკრები აუზი წყალსაკრები ფართობი

한국어유역

Македонскислив

Nederlandsspaarbekken stroomgebied

Polskidorzecze zlewisko zlewnia

Portuguêsbacia hidrográfica

Românăbazin hidrografic

Русскийбассейн бассе́йн водоёма водосборводосбо́рная пло́щадь

Српскислив

Tiếng Việtlưu vực

Examples

“The efficient evaluation of these plans, which may include ⟳ the construction of dams, reservoirs, and settling basins, requires information on sediment transport ⟳ in the Cache Creek drainage basin.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

drainage divide drainage pipe drainage system Drainages drainageway drainback

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